About block 973,927
Bitcoin block 973,927 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 4:08 AM UTC, 19 min 41 s after block 973,926. 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 3,409 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 973,927 is number 200 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,816 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,073 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.