About block 971,097
Bitcoin block 971,097 was mined by ViaBTC on October 12, 2026 at 1:29 PM UTC, 46 seconds after block 971,096. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,482 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0214 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1464 BTC for this block.
Block 971,097 is number 1,402 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 614 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,903 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 495 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.