About block 972,794
Bitcoin block 972,794 was mined by AntPool on October 23, 2026 at 3:54 PM UTC, 59 seconds after block 972,793. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,996 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 972,794 is number 1,083 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 933 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,206 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 899 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.