About block 972,228
Bitcoin block 972,228 was mined by Foundry USA on October 19, 2026 at 11:43 PM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 972,227. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,701 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 972,228 is number 517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,772 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.