About block 972,726
Bitcoin block 972,726 was mined by Luxor on October 23, 2026 at 6:16 AM UTC, 9 min 7 s after block 972,725. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,713 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 972,726 is number 1,015 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,274 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. Luxor found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 999 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.