About block 962,297
Bitcoin block 962,297 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 13, 2026 at 2:36 PM UTC, 24 min 51 s after block 962,296. 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 3,595 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0450 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1700 BTC for this block.
Block 962,297 is number 666 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,350 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,703 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,878 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.