About block 972,985
Bitcoin block 972,985 was mined by SECPOOL on October 24, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 972,984. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,660 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 972,985 is number 1,274 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 742 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,015 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 631 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.