About block 972,450
Bitcoin block 972,450 was mined by SECPOOL on October 21, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC, 1 min 44 s after block 972,449. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,384 transactions in 1.82 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 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 972,450 is number 739 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,277 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,550 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.