About block 971,428
Bitcoin block 971,428 was mined by BTC.com on October 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC, 6 min 53 s after block 971,427. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 849 transactions in 0.31 MB (18.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 971,428 is number 1,733 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 283 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,572 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 164 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.