About block 972,902
Bitcoin block 972,902 was mined by AntPool on October 24, 2026 at 8:21 AM UTC, 7 min 22 s after block 972,901. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,614 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 972,902 is number 1,191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,098 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 754 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.