About block 972,190
Bitcoin block 972,190 was mined by AntPool on October 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM UTC, 3 seconds after block 972,189. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,273 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 972,190 is number 479 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,537 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,810 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 223 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.