About block 975,212
Bitcoin block 975,212 was mined by MARA Pool on November 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM UTC, 19 min 3 s after block 975,211. 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 3,601 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.74 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0373 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1623 BTC for this block.
Block 975,212 is number 1,485 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 531 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,788 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 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 18 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.