About block 961,554
Bitcoin block 961,554 was mined by MARA Pool on August 8, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC, 18 seconds after block 961,553. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,079 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 961,554 is number 1,939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 77 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,446 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 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,244 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.