About block 973,001
Bitcoin block 973,001 was mined by MARA Pool on October 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM UTC, 3 min 28 s after block 973,000. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,082 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.20 sat/vB, down from 2.24 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0067 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1317 BTC for this block.
Block 973,001 is number 1,290 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 726 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,999 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 606 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.