block#481,824
Mined
8/24/2017, 1:57:37 AM
Reward
12.5 BTC
Fees
2.13 BTC
Difficulty
888,171,856,257.32
Block hash
0000000000000000001c8018d9cb3b742ef25114f27563e3fc4a1902167f9893
0000000000000000001c…63e3fc4a1902167f9893
Block 481,824 marked the activation of BIP 141 (Segregated Witness) on Bitcoin mainnet. SegWit separated signature data from transaction data, increasing effective block capacity, fixing transaction malleability, and laying the foundation for the Lightning Network.