About block 972,191
Bitcoin block 972,191 was mined by AntPool on October 19, 2026 at 6:25 PM UTC, 5 min 42 s after block 972,190. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,847 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 972,191 is number 480 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,536 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,809 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 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.