About block 972,117
Bitcoin block 972,117 was mined by ViaBTC on October 19, 2026 at 7:09 AM UTC, 3 min 33 s after block 972,116. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,533 transactions in 1.95 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 972,117 is number 406 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,610 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,883 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.