About block 972,610
Bitcoin block 972,610 was mined by AntPool on October 22, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC, 3 min 44 s after block 972,609. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,209 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 972,610 is number 899 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,117 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,390 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.