About block 971,079
Bitcoin block 971,079 was mined by ViaBTC on October 12, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 4 min 11 s after block 971,078. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,767 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 971,079 is number 1,384 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 632 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,921 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 513 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.