About block 972,486
Bitcoin block 972,486 was mined by AntPool on October 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM UTC, 3 min 5 s after block 972,485. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,802 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 972,486 is number 775 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,241 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,514 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.