About block 963,118
Bitcoin block 963,118 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 19, 2026 at 2:35 AM UTC, 12 min 29 s after block 963,117. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,588 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 963,118 is number 1,487 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 529 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,882 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.