About block 972,746
Bitcoin block 972,746 was mined by Unknown on October 23, 2026 at 8:53 AM UTC, 4 min 4 s after block 972,745. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,830 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 972,746 is number 1,035 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 981 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,254 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 971 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.