About block 972,761
Bitcoin block 972,761 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 10:55 AM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 972,760. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,332 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.91 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 972,761 is number 1,050 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 966 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,239 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 941 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.