About block 972,059
Bitcoin block 972,059 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTC, 22 seconds after block 972,058. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,115 transactions in 2.11 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0023 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1273 BTC for this block.
Block 972,059 is number 348 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,668 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,941 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 224 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.