About block 971,862
Bitcoin block 971,862 was mined by F2Pool on October 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM UTC, 54 seconds after block 971,861. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,417 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.29 sat/vB, down from 0.37 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 971,862 is number 151 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,865 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,138 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. F2Pool found 181 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.