About block 964,544
Bitcoin block 964,544 was mined by MARA Pool on August 29, 2026 at 8:22 AM UTC, 22 min 3 s after block 964,543. 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 4,531 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 964,544 is number 897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,456 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 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,227 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.