About block 962,643
Bitcoin block 962,643 was mined by MARA Pool on August 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC, 7 min 58 s after block 962,642. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,671 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0135 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1385 BTC for this block.
Block 962,643 is number 1,012 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,004 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,357 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,663 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.