About block 971,431
Bitcoin block 971,431 was mined by OCEAN on October 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 971,430. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,965 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 971,431 is number 1,736 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 280 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,569 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 161 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.