About block 964,097
Bitcoin block 964,097 was mined by MARA Pool on August 26, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC, 16 min 45 s after block 964,096. 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 4,055 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 964,097 is number 450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,903 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 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,743 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.