About block 962,244
Bitcoin block 962,244 was mined by MARA Pool on August 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC, 21 min 35 s after block 962,243. 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 4,197 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0239 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1489 BTC for this block.
Block 962,244 is number 613 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,403 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,756 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,905 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.