About block 971,340
Bitcoin block 971,340 was mined by Luxor on October 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM UTC, 3 min 10 s after block 971,339. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,384 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 971,340 is number 1,645 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 371 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,660 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 252 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.