About block 961,271
Bitcoin block 961,271 was mined by MARA Pool on August 6, 2026 at 7:53 AM UTC, 10 min 32 s after block 961,270. 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 5,921 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 961,271 is number 1,656 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 360 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,729 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 12,412 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.