About block 972,275
Bitcoin block 972,275 was mined by Luxor on October 20, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 10 min 47 s after block 972,274. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,693 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 972,275 is number 564 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,452 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,725 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.