About block 975,189
Bitcoin block 975,189 was mined by ViaBTC on November 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC, 10 min 47 s after block 975,188. 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 3,365 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.36 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0239 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1489 BTC for this block.
Block 975,189 is number 1,462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,811 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 39 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.