About block 972,653
Bitcoin block 972,653 was mined by ViaBTC on October 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC, 2 min 1 s after block 972,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,441 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 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 972,653 is number 942 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,074 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,347 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,097 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.