About block 961,350
Bitcoin block 961,350 was mined by MARA Pool on August 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC, 12 min 49 s after block 961,349. 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 4,357 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 961,350 is number 1,735 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 281 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,650 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,367 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.