About block 973,947
Bitcoin block 973,947 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 7:42 AM UTC, 20 min 57 s after block 973,946. 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 3,111 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.03 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 973,947 is number 220 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,796 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,053 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.