About block 972,770
Bitcoin block 972,770 was mined by AntPool on October 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,769. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,688 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0023 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1273 BTC for this block.
Block 972,770 is number 1,059 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,230 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. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 932 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.