About block 972,914
Bitcoin block 972,914 was mined by Foundry USA on October 24, 2026 at 11:03 AM UTC, 10 min 54 s after block 972,913. 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 4,693 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 972,914 is number 1,203 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 813 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,086 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 739 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.