About block 972,273
Bitcoin block 972,273 was mined by Foundry USA on October 20, 2026 at 6:09 AM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 972,272. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,770 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 972,273 is number 562 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,454 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,727 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.