About block 963,041
Bitcoin block 963,041 was mined by MARA Pool on August 18, 2026 at 1:08 PM UTC, 1 seconds after block 963,040. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,028 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 963,041 is number 1,410 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 606 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,959 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 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,285 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.