About block 972,295
Bitcoin block 972,295 was mined by Foundry USA on October 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 972,294. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,138 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 972,295 is number 584 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,432 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,705 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.