About block 972,961
Bitcoin block 972,961 was mined by MARA Pool on October 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM UTC, 2 min 26 s after block 972,960. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,407 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 972,961 is number 1,250 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 766 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,039 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 668 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.