About block 972,665
Bitcoin block 972,665 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 22, 2026 at 10:31 PM UTC, 13 min 51 s after block 972,664. 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 2,891 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.39 sat/vB, up from 2.23 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0424 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1674 BTC for this block.
Block 972,665 is number 954 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,062 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,335 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,084 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.