About block 973,060
Bitcoin block 973,060 was mined by MARA Pool on October 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 973,059. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,752 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0022 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1272 BTC for this block.
Block 973,060 is number 1,349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,940 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 522 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.