About block 971,002
Bitcoin block 971,002 was mined by ViaBTC on October 11, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC, 4 min 44 s after block 971,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,864 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0166 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1416 BTC for this block.
Block 971,002 is number 1,307 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 709 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,998 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. ViaBTC found 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 595 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.