About block 961,579
Bitcoin block 961,579 was mined by MARA Pool on August 8, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC, 1 min 0 s after block 961,578. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,733 transactions in 1.97 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 961,579 is number 1,964 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 52 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,421 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,231 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.