About block 972,976
Bitcoin block 972,976 was mined by Foundry USA on October 24, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 972,975. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,917 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 972,976 is number 1,265 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 751 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,024 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 644 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.