About block 973,635
Bitcoin block 973,635 was mined by MARA Pool on October 29, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC, 42 min 30 s after block 973,634. 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 3,460 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.15 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 973,635 is number 1,924 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 92 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,365 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 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.