About block 962,259
Bitcoin block 962,259 was mined by MARA Pool on August 13, 2026 at 8:13 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 962,258. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,070 transactions in 3.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 962,259 is number 628 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,388 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,741 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 11,896 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.