About block 960,042
Bitcoin block 960,042 was mined by MARA Pool on July 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM UTC, 3 min 22 s after block 960,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,802 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 960,042 is number 427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,958 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,466 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.