About block 964,604
Bitcoin block 964,604 was mined by MARA Pool on August 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM UTC, 5 min 34 s after block 964,603. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,981 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0237 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1487 BTC for this block.
Block 964,604 is number 957 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,059 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,396 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 9,155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.