About block 961,653
Bitcoin block 961,653 was mined by MARA Pool on August 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC, 33 min 11 s after block 961,652. 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 4,230 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0353 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1603 BTC for this block.
Block 961,653 is number 22 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,994 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,347 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,194 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.