About block 972,719
Bitcoin block 972,719 was mined by Luxor on October 23, 2026 at 5:38 AM UTC, 8 min 38 s after block 972,718. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,419 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 972,719 is number 1,008 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,281 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 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,008 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.