About block 972,068
Bitcoin block 972,068 was mined by MARA Pool on October 18, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC, 5 min 25 s after block 972,067. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,697 transactions in 2.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0086 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1336 BTC for this block.
Block 972,068 is number 357 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,659 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,932 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.