About block 972,173
Bitcoin block 972,173 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 3:08 PM UTC, 6 min 12 s after block 972,172. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,488 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.50 sat/vB, up from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0201 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1451 BTC for this block.
Block 972,173 is number 462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,827 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.