About block 962,993
Bitcoin block 962,993 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 18, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTC, 7 min 42 s after block 962,992. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,619 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 962,993 is number 1,362 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 654 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,007 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 11,357 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.