About block 972,142
Bitcoin block 972,142 was mined by SECPOOL on October 19, 2026 at 12:25 PM UTC, 4 min 12 s after block 972,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,655 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 972,142 is number 431 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,585 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,858 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.