About block 972,283
Bitcoin block 972,283 was mined by AntPool on October 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,282. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,448 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 972,283 is number 572 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,444 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,717 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 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.