About block 972,251
Bitcoin block 972,251 was mined by ViaBTC on October 20, 2026 at 3:14 AM UTC, 5 min 29 s after block 972,250. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,714 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 972,251 is number 540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,749 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.