About block 972,004
Bitcoin block 972,004 was mined by ViaBTC on October 18, 2026 at 2:07 PM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 972,003. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,319 transactions in 2.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.20 sat/vB, down from 0.62 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 972,004 is number 293 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,723 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,996 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.