About block 972,735
Bitcoin block 972,735 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM UTC, 8 min 34 s after block 972,734. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,048 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 972,735 is number 1,024 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 992 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,265 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 982 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.