About block 972,684
Bitcoin block 972,684 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 1:19 AM UTC, 22 seconds after block 972,683. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,576 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0020 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1270 BTC for this block.
Block 972,684 is number 973 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,043 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,316 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,062 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.