About block 972,909
Bitcoin block 972,909 was mined by AntPool on October 24, 2026 at 10:04 AM UTC, 2 min 33 s after block 972,908. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,968 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 972,909 is number 1,198 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 818 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,091 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. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 744 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.