About block 963,489
Bitcoin block 963,489 was mined by MARA Pool on August 21, 2026 at 10:04 PM UTC, 25 min 18 s after block 963,488. 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 3,277 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 7.00 sat/vB, up from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0891 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.2141 BTC for this block.
Block 963,489 is number 1,858 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 158 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,511 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 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.