About block 972,846
Bitcoin block 972,846 was mined by Foundry USA on October 23, 2026 at 11:18 PM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 972,845. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,801 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 972,846 is number 1,135 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 881 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,154 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 826 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.