About block 973,082
Bitcoin block 973,082 was mined by MARA Pool on October 25, 2026 at 2:39 PM UTC, 50 seconds after block 973,081. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,432 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.35 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 973,082 is number 1,371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,918 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 496 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.