About block 971,051
Bitcoin block 971,051 was mined by ViaBTC on October 12, 2026 at 5:42 AM UTC, 1 min 16 s after block 971,050. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,179 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 971,051 is number 1,356 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 660 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,949 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 546 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.