About block 972,162
Bitcoin block 972,162 was mined by ViaBTC on October 19, 2026 at 2:14 PM UTC, 44 seconds after block 972,161. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,005 transactions in 2.13 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 972,162 is number 451 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,565 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,838 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.