About block 972,163
Bitcoin block 972,163 was mined by Luxor on October 19, 2026 at 2:17 PM UTC, 3 min 15 s after block 972,162. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,482 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 972,163 is number 452 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,564 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,837 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 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.