About block 973,065
Bitcoin block 973,065 was mined by MARA Pool on October 25, 2026 at 11:12 AM UTC, 1 min 47 s after block 973,064. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,705 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 973,065 is number 1,354 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 662 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,935 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 515 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.