About block 972,310
Bitcoin block 972,310 was mined by AntPool on October 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 972,309. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,214 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 972,310 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,690 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. AntPool found 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.