About block 971,384
Bitcoin block 971,384 was mined by F2Pool on October 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 971,383. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,022 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% 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, F2Pool earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 971,384 is number 1,689 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 327 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,616 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. F2Pool found 166 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 213 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.