About block 975,164
Bitcoin block 975,164 was mined by ViaBTC on November 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC, 17 min 51 s after block 975,163. 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 3,289 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.25 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0311 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1561 BTC for this block.
Block 975,164 is number 1,437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,836 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 64 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.