About block 973,290
Bitcoin block 973,290 was mined by MARA Pool on October 26, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC, 6 min 20 s after block 973,289. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,953 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 973,290 is number 1,579 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 437 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,710 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 189 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.