About block 971,492
Bitcoin block 971,492 was mined by BTC.com on October 15, 2026 at 1:53 AM UTC, 1 min 55 s after block 971,491. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 255 transactions in 0.14 MB (7.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0024 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1274 BTC for this block.
Block 971,492 is number 1,797 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 219 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,508 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 100 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.