About block 972,363
Bitcoin block 972,363 was mined by AntPool on October 20, 2026 at 6:03 PM UTC, 10 min 39 s after block 972,362. 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 2,984 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.13 sat/vB, down from 3.65 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0330 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1580 BTC for this block.
Block 972,363 is number 652 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,364 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,637 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 210 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.