About block 962,224
Bitcoin block 962,224 was mined by Binance Pool on August 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM UTC, 13 min 11 s after block 962,223. 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 4,424 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0211 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1461 BTC for this block.
Block 962,224 is number 593 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,423 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,776 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. Binance Pool found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,913 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.