About block 964,959
Bitcoin block 964,959 was mined by MARA Pool on September 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM UTC, 25 min 27 s after block 964,958. 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 4,015 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0483 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1733 BTC for this block.
Block 964,959 is number 1,312 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 704 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,041 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,650 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.