About block 972,868
Bitcoin block 972,868 was mined by ViaBTC on October 24, 2026 at 3:10 AM UTC, 27 seconds after block 972,867. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,886 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0016 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1266 BTC for this block.
Block 972,868 is number 1,157 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 859 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,132 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 795 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.