About block 962,998
Bitcoin block 962,998 was mined by MARA Pool on August 18, 2026 at 6:20 AM UTC, 21 min 42 s after block 962,997. 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 3,885 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0291 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1541 BTC for this block.
Block 962,998 is number 1,367 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 649 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,002 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 11,352 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.