About block 971,863
Bitcoin block 971,863 was mined by ViaBTC on October 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM UTC, 9 min 3 s after block 971,862. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,658 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.36 sat/vB, up from 0.29 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 971,863 is number 152 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,864 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,137 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.