About block 972,731
Bitcoin block 972,731 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 23, 2026 at 6:59 AM UTC, 2 min 48 s after block 972,730. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,047 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 972,731 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,269 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 994 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.