About block 972,877
Bitcoin block 972,877 was mined by ViaBTC on October 24, 2026 at 4:36 AM UTC, 3 min 43 s after block 972,876. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 478 transactions in 0.22 MB (14.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.16 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 972,877 is number 1,166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,123 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 785 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.