About block 971,082
Bitcoin block 971,082 was mined by MARA Pool on October 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM UTC, 2 min 2 s after block 971,081. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,344 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 971,082 is number 1,387 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 629 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,918 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 515 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.