About block 972,773
Bitcoin block 972,773 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC, 23 min 20 s after block 972,772. 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 3,663 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.23 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0317 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1567 BTC for this block.
Block 972,773 is number 1,062 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 954 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,227 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 921 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.