About block 972,782
Bitcoin block 972,782 was mined by SECPOOL on October 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM UTC, 14 min 14 s after block 972,781. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,648 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.50 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 972,782 is number 1,071 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 945 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,218 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 912 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.