About block 972,772
Bitcoin block 972,772 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTC, 4 min 3 s after block 972,771. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,809 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 972,772 is number 1,061 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 955 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,228 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 922 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.