About block 971,719
Bitcoin block 971,719 was mined by Unknown on October 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC, 5 min 15 s after block 971,718. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,249 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.04 sat/vB, down from 1.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 971,719 is number 8 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 2,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,281 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. Unknown found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.