About block 972,357
Bitcoin block 972,357 was mined by Luxor on October 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 972,356. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,357 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 972,357 is number 646 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,370 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,643 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 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.