About block 972,143
Bitcoin block 972,143 was mined by AntPool on October 19, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC, 1 min 11 s after block 972,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,095 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 972,143 is number 432 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,584 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,857 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 218 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 20 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.