About block 972,261
Bitcoin block 972,261 was mined by Binance Pool on October 20, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTC, 3 min 39 s after block 972,260. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 458 transactions in 0.25 MB (15.9% 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 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 972,261 is number 550 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,466 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,739 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 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.