About block 972,418
Bitcoin block 972,418 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 21, 2026 at 4:25 AM UTC, 10 min 59 s after block 972,417. 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 5,113 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 972,418 is number 707 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,309 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,582 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.