About block 972,075
Bitcoin block 972,075 was mined by Foundry USA on October 18, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC, 2 min 9 s after block 972,074. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,882 transactions in 2.33 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, down from 0.18 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 972,075 is number 364 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,652 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,925 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.