About block 972,609
Bitcoin block 972,609 was mined by Foundry USA on October 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM UTC, 1 min 46 s after block 972,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,167 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 972,609 is number 898 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,118 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,391 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.