About block 972,005
Bitcoin block 972,005 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 2:18 PM UTC, 11 min 43 s after block 972,004. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,082 transactions in 2.00 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0137 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1387 BTC for this block.
Block 972,005 is number 294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,995 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. Foundry USA found 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.