About block 972,994
Bitcoin block 972,994 was mined by Luxor on October 24, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTC, 43 seconds after block 972,993. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,904 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 972,994 is number 1,283 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 733 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,006 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 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 615 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.