About block 972,901
Bitcoin block 972,901 was mined by SpiderPool on October 24, 2026 at 8:14 AM UTC, 6 min 25 s after block 972,900. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,264 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 972,901 is number 1,190 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 826 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,099 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 755 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.