About block 972,631
Bitcoin block 972,631 was mined by AntPool on October 22, 2026 at 4:38 PM UTC, 2 min 10 s after block 972,630. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,185 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0259 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1509 BTC for this block.
Block 972,631 is number 920 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,096 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,369 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 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.