About block 972,321
Bitcoin block 972,321 was mined by Foundry USA on October 20, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC, 3 min 14 s after block 972,320. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,200 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 972,321 is number 610 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,406 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,679 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.