About block 972,748
Bitcoin block 972,748 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM UTC, 17 min 19 s after block 972,747. 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 3,550 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 972,748 is number 1,037 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,252 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 961 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.