About block 971,690
Bitcoin block 971,690 was mined by MARA Pool on October 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 5 min 57 s after block 971,689. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,753 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 2.40 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 971,690 is number 1,995 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 21 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,310 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 61 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.