About block 971,658
Bitcoin block 971,658 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM UTC, 15 seconds after block 971,657. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,306 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 971,658 is number 1,963 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 53 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,342 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.