About block 971,527
Bitcoin block 971,527 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 15, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 4 min 25 s after block 971,526. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,830 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 971,527 is number 1,832 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 184 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,473 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 65 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.