About block 972,297
Bitcoin block 972,297 was mined by SECPOOL on October 20, 2026 at 9:02 AM UTC, 4 min 48 s after block 972,296. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,238 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 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 972,297 is number 586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,703 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 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.