About block 972,320
Bitcoin block 972,320 was mined by ViaBTC on October 20, 2026 at 12:15 PM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 972,319. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,701 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 972,320 is number 609 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,407 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,680 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 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.