About block 972,084
Bitcoin block 972,084 was mined by Luxor on October 19, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC, 2 min 48 s after block 972,083. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,477 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 972,084 is number 373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,916 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.