About block 972,502
Bitcoin block 972,502 was mined by Foundry USA on October 21, 2026 at 3:59 PM UTC, 2 min 40 s after block 972,501. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,113 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 972,502 is number 791 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,225 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,498 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. Foundry USA found 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.