About block 960,480
Bitcoin block 960,480 was mined by MARA Pool on July 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM UTC, 4 min 41 s after block 960,479. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,209 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0298 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1548 BTC for this block.
Block 960,480 is number 865 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 1,151 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 89,520 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.