About block 972,499
Bitcoin block 972,499 was mined by ViaBTC on October 21, 2026 at 3:47 PM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 972,498. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,335 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 972,499 is number 788 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,228 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,501 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.