About block 973,951
Bitcoin block 973,951 was mined by MARA Pool on October 31, 2026 at 8:05 AM UTC, 1 min 7 s after block 973,950. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,877 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0036 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1286 BTC for this block.
Block 973,951 is number 224 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,792 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,049 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.