About block 971,390
Bitcoin block 971,390 was mined by ViaBTC on October 14, 2026 at 10:17 AM UTC, 2 min 7 s after block 971,389. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,907 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 971,390 is number 1,695 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 321 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,610 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 107 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 207 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.