About block 971,507
Bitcoin block 971,507 was mined by SECPOOL on October 15, 2026 at 4:07 AM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 971,506. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,776 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 971,507 is number 1,812 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 204 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,493 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 90 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.