About block 972,308
Bitcoin block 972,308 was mined by Foundry USA on October 20, 2026 at 11:06 AM UTC, 31 min 48 s after block 972,307. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,915 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.55 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0392 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1642 BTC for this block.
Block 972,308 is number 597 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,419 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,692 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 261 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 20 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.