About block 972,824
Bitcoin block 972,824 was mined by ViaBTC on October 23, 2026 at 7:31 PM UTC, 7 min 3 s after block 972,823. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,388 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0167 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1417 BTC for this block.
Block 972,824 is number 1,113 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 903 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,176 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 859 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.