About block 972,781
Bitcoin block 972,781 was mined by AntPool on October 23, 2026 at 1:36 PM UTC, 4 min 32 s after block 972,780. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,904 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 972,781 is number 1,070 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 946 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,219 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 913 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.