About block 962,889
Bitcoin block 962,889 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 17, 2026 at 12:20 PM UTC, 44 seconds after block 962,888. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,885 transactions in 1.26 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 962,889 is number 1,258 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 758 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,111 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 11,516 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.