About block 962,674
Bitcoin block 962,674 was mined by MARA Pool on August 16, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTC, 4 min 57 s after block 962,673. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,867 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 962,674 is number 1,043 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 973 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,326 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,644 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.