About block 972,741
Bitcoin block 972,741 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 8:37 AM UTC, 16 min 16 s after block 972,740. 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 3,427 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.19 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0189 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1439 BTC for this block.
Block 972,741 is number 1,030 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 986 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,259 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.