About block 962,822
Bitcoin block 962,822 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTC, 5 min 5 s after block 962,821. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,491 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 962,822 is number 1,191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,178 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,574 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.