About block 971,402
Bitcoin block 971,402 was mined by ViaBTC on October 14, 2026 at 12:20 PM UTC, 39 seconds after block 971,401. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,180 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 971,402 is number 1,707 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 309 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,598 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 106 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 190 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.