About block 971,442
Bitcoin block 971,442 was mined by Luxor on October 14, 2026 at 5:35 PM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 971,441. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,602 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 971,442 is number 1,747 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 269 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,558 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. Luxor found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.