About block 971,678
Bitcoin block 971,678 was mined by SpiderPool on October 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM UTC, 1 min 5 s after block 971,677. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,248 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.25 sat/vB, down from 0.27 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 971,678 is number 1,983 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 33 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,322 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.