About block 963,044
Bitcoin block 963,044 was mined by F2Pool on August 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 963,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,725 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 963,044 is number 1,413 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 603 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,956 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. F2Pool found 161 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,282 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.