About block 972,974
Bitcoin block 972,974 was mined by ViaBTC on October 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM UTC, 1 min 36 s after block 972,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,338 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.98 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 972,974 is number 1,263 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 753 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,026 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 650 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.