About block 972,024
Bitcoin block 972,024 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 4:36 PM UTC, 9 min 40 s after block 972,023. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,577 transactions in 1.93 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 1.90 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 972,024 is number 313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,976 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. AntPool found 225 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.