About block 972,752
Bitcoin block 972,752 was mined by Luxor on October 23, 2026 at 9:44 AM UTC, 49 seconds after block 972,751. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,757 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 972,752 is number 1,041 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 975 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,248 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 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 957 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.