About block 972,692
Bitcoin block 972,692 was mined by MARA Pool on October 23, 2026 at 2:02 AM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 972,691. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,916 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 972,692 is number 981 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,035 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,308 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 1,041 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.