About block 972,599
Bitcoin block 972,599 was mined by AntPool on October 22, 2026 at 9:13 AM UTC, 5 min 46 s after block 972,598. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,045 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 972,599 is number 888 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,128 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,401 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.