About block 971,994
Bitcoin block 971,994 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM UTC, 17 min 23 s after block 971,993. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,783 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.64 sat/vB, up from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 971,994 is number 283 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,733 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,006 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. Braiins Pool found 15 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.