About block 971,312
Bitcoin block 971,312 was mined by Binance Pool on October 13, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC, 6 min 45 s after block 971,311. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,257 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 971,312 is number 1,617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,688 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Binance Pool found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 280 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.