About block 971,707
Bitcoin block 971,707 was mined by ViaBTC on October 16, 2026 at 12:06 PM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 971,706. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,452 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 971,707 is number 2,012 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 4 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,293 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 104 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.