About block 972,421
Bitcoin block 972,421 was mined by Foundry USA on October 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM UTC, 26 min 30 s after block 972,420. 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 2,446 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.63 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 972,421 is number 710 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,306 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,579 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 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.