About block 972,467
Bitcoin block 972,467 was mined by Binance Pool on October 21, 2026 at 11:29 AM UTC, 1 min 36 s after block 972,466. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 338 transactions in 0.12 MB (7.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0021 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1271 BTC for this block.
Block 972,467 is number 756 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,260 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,533 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.