About block 972,209
Bitcoin block 972,209 was mined by MARA Pool on October 19, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC, 7 min 2 s after block 972,208. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,824 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 972,209 is number 498 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,518 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,791 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.