About block 971,666
Bitcoin block 971,666 was mined by Binance Pool on October 16, 2026 at 4:32 AM UTC, 3 min 5 s after block 971,665. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 317 transactions in 0.23 MB (12.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.39 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0023 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1273 BTC for this block.
Block 971,666 is number 1,971 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 45 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,334 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 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.