About block 972,402
Bitcoin block 972,402 was mined by Luxor on October 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM UTC, 10 min 21 s after block 972,401. 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 5,528 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 972,402 is number 691 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,325 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,598 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.