About block 972,767
Bitcoin block 972,767 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM UTC, 4 min 10 s after block 972,766. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,792 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 972,767 is number 1,056 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 960 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,233 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 935 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.