About block 972,038
Bitcoin block 972,038 was mined by Luxor on October 18, 2026 at 6:45 PM UTC, 9 min 52 s after block 972,037. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,425 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 972,038 is number 327 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,689 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,962 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. Luxor found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.