About block 971,943
Bitcoin block 971,943 was mined by ViaBTC on October 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC, 3 min 57 s after block 971,942. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,487 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 971,943 is number 232 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,784 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,057 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 103 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.