About block 972,898
Bitcoin block 972,898 was mined by Luxor on October 24, 2026 at 7:38 AM UTC, 19 min 42 s after block 972,897. 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 2,339 transactions in 1.40 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0194 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1444 BTC for this block.
Block 972,898 is number 1,187 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 829 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,102 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 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 758 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.