About block 975,221
Bitcoin block 975,221 was mined by SECPOOL on November 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC, 7 min 42 s after block 975,220. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,623 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.32 sat/vB, down from 3.29 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0293 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1543 BTC for this block.
Block 975,221 is number 1,494 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 522 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,779 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 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.