About block 972,232
Bitcoin block 972,232 was mined by ViaBTC on October 20, 2026 at 12:05 AM UTC, 3 min 29 s after block 972,231. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,902 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0161 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1411 BTC for this block.
Block 972,232 is number 521 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,495 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,768 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 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.