About block 961,687
Bitcoin block 961,687 was mined by MARA Pool on August 9, 2026 at 5:39 AM UTC, 10 min 38 s after block 961,686. 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 5,447 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 961,687 is number 56 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,960 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,313 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,178 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.