About block 962,573
Bitcoin block 962,573 was mined by SECPOOL on August 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM UTC, 38 seconds after block 962,572. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,786 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 962,573 is number 942 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,074 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,427 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. SECPOOL found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,704 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.