About block 965,258
Bitcoin block 965,258 was mined by MARA Pool on September 3, 2026 at 4:43 AM UTC, 13 min 29 s after block 965,257. 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 3,152 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 965,258 is number 1,611 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 405 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 84,742 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,221 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.