About block 962,652
Bitcoin block 962,652 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 16, 2026 at 1:16 AM UTC, 14 min 40 s after block 962,651. 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 5,135 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 962,652 is number 1,021 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 995 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,348 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 11,659 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.