About block 972,526
Bitcoin block 972,526 was mined by Foundry USA on October 21, 2026 at 8:21 PM UTC, 4 min 22 s after block 972,525. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,520 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.17 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 972,526 is number 815 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,201 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,474 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.