About block 971,273
Bitcoin block 971,273 was mined by MARA Pool on October 13, 2026 at 4:24 PM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 971,272. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,185 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0035 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1285 BTC for this block.
Block 971,273 is number 1,578 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 438 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,727 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 319 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.