About block 971,612
Bitcoin block 971,612 was mined by Binance Pool on October 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 971,611. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,367 transactions in 0.58 MB (37.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.38 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0110 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1360 BTC for this block.
Block 971,612 is number 1,917 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 99 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,388 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. Binance Pool found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.