About block 972,522
Bitcoin block 972,522 was mined by Poolin on October 21, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC, 33 seconds after block 972,521. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,445 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, down from 3.03 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 972,522 is number 811 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,205 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,478 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. Poolin found 4 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.