About block 971,512
Bitcoin block 971,512 was mined by ViaBTC on October 15, 2026 at 4:48 AM UTC, 1 min 51 s after block 971,511. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,421 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 971,512 is number 1,817 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 199 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,488 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 80 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.