About block 972,298
Bitcoin block 972,298 was mined by F2Pool on October 20, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC, 38 seconds after block 972,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,832 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% 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 0.0020 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1270 BTC for this block.
Block 972,298 is number 587 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,429 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,702 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. F2Pool found 164 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.