About block 971,478
Bitcoin block 971,478 was mined by MARA Pool on October 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM UTC, 3 min 33 s after block 971,477. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,938 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 971,478 is number 1,783 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 233 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,522 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 114 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.