About block 972,539
Bitcoin block 972,539 was mined by AntPool on October 21, 2026 at 9:53 PM UTC, 11 min 46 s after block 972,538. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,952 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.19 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 972,539 is number 828 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,188 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,461 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.