About block 972,932
Bitcoin block 972,932 was mined by AntPool on October 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM UTC, 4 min 43 s after block 972,931. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,765 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 972,932 is number 1,221 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 795 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,068 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 708 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.