About block 972,832
Bitcoin block 972,832 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 9:23 PM UTC, 10 min 16 s after block 972,831. 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 3,021 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.74 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 972,832 is number 1,121 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 895 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,168 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 847 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.