About block 962,550
Bitcoin block 962,550 was mined by MARA Pool on August 15, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 15 min 42 s after block 962,549. 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 4,841 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 962,550 is number 919 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,097 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,450 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,720 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.