About block 972,178
Bitcoin block 972,178 was mined by SECPOOL on October 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 4 min 25 s after block 972,177. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,721 transactions in 2.06 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 1.95 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 972,178 is number 467 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,549 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,822 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. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.