About block 963,828
Bitcoin block 963,828 was mined by MARA Pool on August 24, 2026 at 7:05 AM UTC, 16 min 49 s after block 963,827. 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 4,190 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 963,828 is number 181 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,835 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,172 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,149 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.