About block 972,813
Bitcoin block 972,813 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC, 8 min 8 s after block 972,812. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,559 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 972,813 is number 1,102 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 914 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,187 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 874 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.