About block 972,903
Bitcoin block 972,903 was mined by Luxor on October 24, 2026 at 8:23 AM UTC, 1 min 37 s after block 972,902. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,375 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 972,903 is number 1,192 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 824 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,097 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. Luxor found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 751 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.