About block 971,803
Bitcoin block 971,803 was mined by ViaBTC on October 17, 2026 at 3:40 AM UTC, 7 min 45 s after block 971,802. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,223 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, up from 0.28 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 971,803 is number 92 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,924 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,197 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 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.