About block 972,144
Bitcoin block 972,144 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTC, 15 min 17 s after block 972,143. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 2,364 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0277 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1527 BTC for this block.
Block 972,144 is number 433 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,583 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,856 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. Foundry USA found 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 19 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.