About block 972,673
Bitcoin block 972,673 was mined by AntPool on October 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTC, 24 min 18 s after block 972,672. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,015 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.75 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0531 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1781 BTC for this block.
Block 972,673 is number 962 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,054 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,327 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,076 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.