About block 972,390
Bitcoin block 972,390 was mined by ViaBTC on October 20, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC, 25 min 35 s after block 972,389. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,400 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0291 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1541 BTC for this block.
Block 972,390 is number 679 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,337 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,610 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 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.