About block 972,749
Bitcoin block 972,749 was mined by SpiderPool on October 23, 2026 at 9:27 AM UTC, 9 min 35 s after block 972,748. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,498 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 972,749 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,251 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. SpiderPool found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 960 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.