About block 972,699
Bitcoin block 972,699 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 3:09 AM UTC, 3 min 51 s after block 972,698. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,904 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 972,699 is number 988 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,028 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,301 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 1,031 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.