About block 971,916
Bitcoin block 971,916 was mined by ViaBTC on October 17, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC, 3 min 21 s after block 971,915. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 647 transactions in 0.34 MB (19.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.35 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 971,916 is number 205 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,811 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,084 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 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.