About block 972,786
Bitcoin block 972,786 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 3:11 PM UTC, 18 min 42 s after block 972,785. 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 3,873 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.05 sat/vB, down from 4.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0420 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1670 BTC for this block.
Block 972,786 is number 1,075 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 941 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,214 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 907 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.