About block 971,742
Bitcoin block 971,742 was mined by SECPOOL on October 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM UTC, 5 min 5 s after block 971,741. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,856 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, down from 0.35 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 971,742 is number 31 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,985 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,258 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.