About block 972,480
Bitcoin block 972,480 was mined by Foundry USA on October 21, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC, 23 min 49 s after block 972,479. 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 3,658 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 2.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 972,480 is number 769 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,247 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,520 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.