About block 972,087
Bitcoin block 972,087 was mined by AntPool on October 19, 2026 at 1:17 AM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 972,086. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,034 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 972,087 is number 376 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,640 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,913 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 222 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.