About block 972,769
Bitcoin block 972,769 was mined by SpiderPool on October 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM UTC, 7 min 15 s after block 972,768. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,752 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 972,769 is number 1,058 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 958 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,231 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. SpiderPool found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 933 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.