About block 972,705
Bitcoin block 972,705 was mined by SECPOOL on October 23, 2026 at 3:30 AM UTC, 27 seconds after block 972,704. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,268 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 972,705 is number 994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,022 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,295 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 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,025 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.