About block 972,021
Bitcoin block 972,021 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM UTC, 6 min 3 s after block 972,020. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,402 transactions in 1.99 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, up from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 972,021 is number 310 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,706 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,979 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. Foundry USA found 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.