About block 972,509
Bitcoin block 972,509 was mined by ViaBTC on October 21, 2026 at 4:57 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,508. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,645 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 972,509 is number 798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,491 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 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.