About block 971,982
Bitcoin block 971,982 was mined by Binance Pool on October 18, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 971,981. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,615 transactions in 1.36 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, up from 0.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 971,982 is number 271 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,745 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,018 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. Binance Pool found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.