About block 973,300
Bitcoin block 973,300 was mined by MARA Pool on October 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC, 1 min 14 s after block 973,299. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,277 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 973,300 is number 1,589 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 427 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,700 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 178 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.