About block 972,597
Bitcoin block 972,597 was mined by Binance Pool on October 22, 2026 at 9:04 AM UTC, 6 min 55 s after block 972,596. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,263 transactions in 0.81 MB (54.1% 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 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 972,597 is number 886 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,130 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,403 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 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.