About block 972,164
Bitcoin block 972,164 was mined by ViaBTC on October 19, 2026 at 2:19 PM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 972,163. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,839 transactions in 2.04 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 972,164 is number 453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,836 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 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.