About block 972,361
Bitcoin block 972,361 was mined by Foundry USA on October 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM UTC, 2 min 41 s after block 972,360. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,384 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 972,361 is number 650 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,366 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,639 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 258 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.