About block 971,110
Bitcoin block 971,110 was mined by ViaBTC on October 12, 2026 at 3:20 PM UTC, 9 min 21 s after block 971,109. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,737 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 971,110 is number 1,415 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 601 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,890 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 487 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.