About block 973,899
Bitcoin block 973,899 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC, 9 min 45 s after block 973,898. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,842 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 973,899 is number 172 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,844 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,101 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.