About block 972,166
Bitcoin block 972,166 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM UTC, 5 min 32 s after block 972,165. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,330 transactions in 1.91 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 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 972,166 is number 455 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,561 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,834 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.