About block 972,838
Bitcoin block 972,838 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 10:15 PM UTC, 48 seconds after block 972,837. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,810 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 972,838 is number 1,127 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 889 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,162 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. Foundry USA found 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 836 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.