About block 972,996
Bitcoin block 972,996 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM UTC, 1 min 33 s after block 972,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,467 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 972,996 is number 1,285 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 731 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,004 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 613 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.