About block 975,021
Bitcoin block 975,021 was mined by SECPOOL on November 8, 2026 at 5:01 AM UTC, 17 min 37 s after block 975,020. 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 1,744 transactions in 1.34 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 975,021 is number 1,294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,979 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 209 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.