About block 972,618
Bitcoin block 972,618 was mined by MARA Pool on October 22, 2026 at 1:41 PM UTC, 31 min 15 s after block 972,617. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,002 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.22 sat/vB, up from 3.46 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0582 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1832 BTC for this block.
Block 972,618 is number 907 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,109 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,382 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.