About block 973,546
Bitcoin block 973,546 was mined by MARA Pool on October 28, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 3 min 27 s after block 973,545. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,783 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 973,546 is number 1,835 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 181 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,454 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 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.