About block 962,745
Bitcoin block 962,745 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM UTC, 9 min 41 s after block 962,744. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,251 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 962,745 is number 1,114 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 902 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,255 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,616 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.