About block 972,999
Bitcoin block 972,999 was mined by MARA Pool on October 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM UTC, 22 seconds after block 972,998. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,754 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.27 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 972,999 is number 1,288 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 728 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 77,001 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 608 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.