About block 972,978
Bitcoin block 972,978 was mined by ViaBTC on October 24, 2026 at 9:33 PM UTC, 5 min 18 s after block 972,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,043 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.81 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 972,978 is number 1,267 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 749 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,022 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.