About block 971,896
Bitcoin block 971,896 was mined by SpiderPool on October 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 971,895. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,074 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.33 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 971,896 is number 185 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,831 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,104 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 51 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.