About block 963,972
Bitcoin block 963,972 was mined by MARA Pool on August 25, 2026 at 7:47 AM UTC, 17 min 15 s after block 963,971. 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 4,102 transactions in 1.43 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0277 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1527 BTC for this block.
Block 963,972 is number 325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,028 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 9,928 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.