About block 972,691
Bitcoin block 972,691 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 1:59 AM UTC, 7 min 59 s after block 972,690. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,817 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 972,691 is number 980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,036 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,309 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,042 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.