About block 972,826
Bitcoin block 972,826 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 23, 2026 at 7:50 PM UTC, 13 min 5 s after block 972,825. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,105 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 972,826 is number 1,115 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 901 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,174 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 857 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.