About block 971,772
Bitcoin block 971,772 was mined by SpiderPool on October 16, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 971,771. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,803 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.31 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 971,772 is number 61 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,955 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,228 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.