About block 972,656
Bitcoin block 972,656 was mined by SECPOOL on October 22, 2026 at 8:03 PM UTC, 1 min 37 s after block 972,655. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,514 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% 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 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 972,656 is number 945 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,071 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,344 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 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,094 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.