About block 972,497
Bitcoin block 972,497 was mined by AntPool on October 21, 2026 at 3:44 PM UTC, 4 min 21 s after block 972,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,449 transactions in 1.89 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.52 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0289 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1539 BTC for this block.
Block 972,497 is number 786 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,230 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,503 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. AntPool found 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.