About block 962,051
Bitcoin block 962,051 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM UTC, 18 min 57 s after block 962,050. 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 4,018 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% 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 0.0373 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1623 BTC for this block.
Block 962,051 is number 420 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,596 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,949 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,002 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.