About block 972,061
Bitcoin block 972,061 was mined by ViaBTC on October 18, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 972,060. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,587 transactions in 2.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 972,061 is number 350 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,666 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,939 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 101 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.