About block 975,048
Bitcoin block 975,048 was mined by ViaBTC on November 8, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC, 9 min 13 s after block 975,047. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,362 transactions in 1.25 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0262 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1512 BTC for this block.
Block 975,048 is number 1,321 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 695 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,952 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 181 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.