About block 972,529
Bitcoin block 972,529 was mined by AntPool on October 21, 2026 at 8:49 PM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 972,528. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,842 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% 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 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 972,529 is number 818 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,198 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,471 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.