About block 972,086
Bitcoin block 972,086 was mined by Binance Pool on October 19, 2026 at 1:13 AM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 972,085. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 586 transactions in 0.22 MB (13.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 972,086 is number 375 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,641 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,914 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. Binance Pool found 10 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.