About block 973,322
Bitcoin block 973,322 was mined by MARA Pool on October 27, 2026 at 1:43 AM UTC, 11 min 42 s after block 973,321. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,364 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.20 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 973,322 is number 1,611 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 405 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,678 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 147 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.