About block 971,322
Bitcoin block 971,322 was mined by SECPOOL on October 14, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 971,321. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,985 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 971,322 is number 1,627 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 389 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,678 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 275 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.