About block 973,242
Bitcoin block 973,242 was mined by MARA Pool on October 26, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 973,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,178 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 973,242 is number 1,531 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 485 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,758 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 263 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.