About block 972,793
Bitcoin block 972,793 was mined by SpiderPool on October 23, 2026 at 3:53 PM UTC, 39 seconds after block 972,792. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,600 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.16 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0027 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1277 BTC for this block.
Block 972,793 is number 1,082 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 934 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,207 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 900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.