About block 972,680
Bitcoin block 972,680 was mined by WhitePool on October 23, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC, 3 min 59 s after block 972,679. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,935 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 972,680 is number 969 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,047 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,320 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. WhitePool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,066 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.