About block 971,535
Bitcoin block 971,535 was mined by SpiderPool on October 15, 2026 at 8:02 AM UTC, 2 min 32 s after block 971,534. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,565 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 971,535 is number 1,840 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 176 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,465 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. SpiderPool found 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 62 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.