About block 961,729
Bitcoin block 961,729 was mined by MARA Pool on August 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM UTC, 14 min 8 s after block 961,728. 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 4,589 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0248 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1498 BTC for this block.
Block 961,729 is number 98 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,918 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,271 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 12,162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.