About block 972,127
Bitcoin block 972,127 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 9:22 AM UTC, 12 min 29 s after block 972,126. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 3,081 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 972,127 is number 416 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,600 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,873 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.