About block 972,064
Bitcoin block 972,064 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM UTC, 8 min 7 s after block 972,063. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,158 transactions in 2.35 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 972,064 is number 353 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,663 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,936 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. AntPool found 224 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.