About block 972,013
Bitcoin block 972,013 was mined by MARA Pool on October 18, 2026 at 3:06 PM UTC, 4 min 24 s after block 972,012. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,949 transactions in 1.87 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.15 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 972,013 is number 302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,987 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.