About block 972,250
Bitcoin block 972,250 was mined by AntPool on October 20, 2026 at 3:09 AM UTC, 8 min 6 s after block 972,249. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,992 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 972,250 is number 539 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,477 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,750 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. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.