About block 971,854
Bitcoin block 971,854 was mined by ViaBTC on October 17, 2026 at 11:52 AM UTC, 2 min 40 s after block 971,853. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,273 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.30 sat/vB, down from 0.34 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 971,854 is number 143 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,873 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,146 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.