About block 972,472
Bitcoin block 972,472 was mined by SECPOOL on October 21, 2026 at 11:59 AM UTC, 5 min 36 s after block 972,471. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,570 transactions in 1.74 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 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 972,472 is number 761 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,255 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,528 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.