About block 972,995
Bitcoin block 972,995 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 12:08 AM UTC, 11 min 46 s after block 972,994. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,290 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 972,995 is number 1,284 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 732 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,005 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 614 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.