About block 972,700
Bitcoin block 972,700 was mined by Unknown on October 23, 2026 at 3:12 AM UTC, 2 min 55 s after block 972,699. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,163 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 972,700 is number 989 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,027 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,300 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,030 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.