About block 971,403
Bitcoin block 971,403 was mined by BTC.com on October 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 971,402. 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 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 971,403 is number 1,708 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 308 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,597 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 189 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.