About block 972,979
Bitcoin block 972,979 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 24, 2026 at 9:45 PM UTC, 11 min 49 s after block 972,978. 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 5,426 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 972,979 is number 1,268 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 748 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,021 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. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 637 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.