About block 972,675
Bitcoin block 972,675 was mined by Luxor on October 23, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC, 22 min 24 s after block 972,674. 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 3,066 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 0.46 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0319 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1569 BTC for this block.
Block 972,675 is number 964 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,052 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,325 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. Luxor found 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,071 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.