About block 972,536
Bitcoin block 972,536 was mined by Binance Pool on October 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM UTC, 10 min 12 s after block 972,535. 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 1,986 transactions in 1.14 MB (68.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.99 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0282 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1532 BTC for this block.
Block 972,536 is number 825 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,191 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,464 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. Binance Pool found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.