About block 972,030
Bitcoin block 972,030 was mined by Luxor on October 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM UTC, 3 min 5 s after block 972,029. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,971 transactions in 1.93 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 972,030 is number 319 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,697 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,970 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. Luxor found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.