About block 972,857
Bitcoin block 972,857 was mined by Foundry USA on October 24, 2026 at 1:46 AM UTC, 31 min 18 s after block 972,856. 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 3,427 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0253 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 972,857 is number 1,146 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 870 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,143 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 810 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.