About block 972,778
Bitcoin block 972,778 was mined by AntPool on October 23, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC, 6 min 23 s after block 972,777. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,648 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.54 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 972,778 is number 1,067 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 949 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,222 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. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 916 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.