About block 965,252
Bitcoin block 965,252 was mined by MARA Pool on September 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC, 33 min 38 s after block 965,251. 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 3,750 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0358 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1608 BTC for this block.
Block 965,252 is number 1,605 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 411 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,748 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,234 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.