About block 972,740
Bitcoin block 972,740 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 8:20 AM UTC, 13 min 58 s after block 972,739. 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 4,154 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.19 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0165 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1415 BTC for this block.
Block 972,740 is number 1,029 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 987 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,260 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 977 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.