About block 971,980
Bitcoin block 971,980 was mined by SpiderPool on October 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTC, 7 seconds after block 971,979. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,179 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.27 sat/vB, down from 0.36 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 971,980 is number 269 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,747 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,020 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.