About block 972,756
Bitcoin block 972,756 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 10:37 AM UTC, 15 min 28 s after block 972,755. 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 3,901 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.30 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 972,756 is number 1,045 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 971 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,244 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 953 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.