About block 972,648
Bitcoin block 972,648 was mined by Foundry USA on October 22, 2026 at 7:26 PM UTC, 6 min 13 s after block 972,647. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,530 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.77 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 972,648 is number 937 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,079 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,352 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. Foundry USA found 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,106 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.