About block 972,288
Bitcoin block 972,288 was mined by SECPOOL on October 20, 2026 at 7:53 AM UTC, 4 min 32 s after block 972,287. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,383 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 972,288 is number 577 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,439 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,712 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 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.