About block 972,715
Bitcoin block 972,715 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC, 22 min 4 s after block 972,714. 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 4,106 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 972,715 is number 1,004 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,012 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,285 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 263 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,012 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.