About block 972,797
Bitcoin block 972,797 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM UTC, 6 seconds after block 972,796. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,727 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 2.28 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 972,797 is number 1,086 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 930 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,203 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 895 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.