About block 971,923
Bitcoin block 971,923 was mined by F2Pool on October 18, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 971,922. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,158 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.29 sat/vB, up from 0.29 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 971,923 is number 212 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,804 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,077 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. F2Pool found 180 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.