About block 975,172
Bitcoin block 975,172 was mined by Foundry USA on November 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC, 5 min 16 s after block 975,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,091 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.08 sat/vB, down from 2.34 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 975,172 is number 1,445 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 571 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,828 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. Foundry USA found 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 56 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.