About block 971,441
Bitcoin block 971,441 was mined by Luxor on October 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC, 7 seconds after block 971,440. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,613 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 971,441 is number 1,746 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 270 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,559 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 156 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.