About block 972,935
Bitcoin block 972,935 was mined by Foundry USA on October 24, 2026 at 2:53 PM UTC, 12 min 11 s after block 972,934. 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 4,963 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.06 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 972,935 is number 1,224 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 792 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,065 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 705 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.