About block 972,669
Bitcoin block 972,669 was mined by Foundry USA on October 22, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,668. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,887 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 1.19 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 972,669 is number 958 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,058 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,331 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,080 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.