About block 971,979
Bitcoin block 971,979 was mined by ViaBTC on October 18, 2026 at 10:28 AM UTC, 5 min 46 s after block 971,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,049 transactions in 1.35 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.36 sat/vB, down from 0.36 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 971,979 is number 268 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,748 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,021 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 102 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.