About block 962,677
Bitcoin block 962,677 was mined by MARA Pool on August 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM UTC, 3 min 16 s after block 962,676. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,296 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 962,677 is number 1,046 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 970 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,323 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 11,647 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.