About block 972,815
Bitcoin block 972,815 was mined by Binance Pool on October 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM UTC, 4 min 17 s after block 972,814. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,102 transactions in 0.43 MB (26.0% 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 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 972,815 is number 1,104 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 912 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,185 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. Binance Pool found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 872 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.