About block 972,225
Bitcoin block 972,225 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTC, 24 min 27 s after block 972,224. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,409 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0282 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1532 BTC for this block.
Block 972,225 is number 514 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,502 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,775 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.