About block 963,056
Bitcoin block 963,056 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 18, 2026 at 2:41 PM UTC, 4 min 54 s after block 963,055. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,169 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 963,056 is number 1,425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,944 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 11,262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.