About block 972,338
Bitcoin block 972,338 was mined by MARA Pool on October 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM UTC, 1 min 22 s after block 972,337. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,254 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 972,338 is number 627 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,389 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,662 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.