About block 972,081
Bitcoin block 972,081 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC, 7 min 45 s after block 972,080. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,502 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 972,081 is number 370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,919 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.