About block 972,112
Bitcoin block 972,112 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 6:36 AM UTC, 29 min 19 s after block 972,111. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 2,911 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 1.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 972,112 is number 401 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,615 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,888 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.