About block 972,854
Bitcoin block 972,854 was mined by AntPool on October 24, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC, 6 min 10 s after block 972,853. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,283 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 972,854 is number 1,143 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 873 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,146 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 815 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.