About block 971,579
Bitcoin block 971,579 was mined by ViaBTC on October 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 971,578. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,463 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.28 sat/vB, down from 0.28 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 971,579 is number 1,884 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 132 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,421 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 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.