About block 963,139
Bitcoin block 963,139 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 19, 2026 at 5:55 AM UTC, 11 min 20 s after block 963,138. 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 4,973 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 963,139 is number 1,508 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 508 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,861 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,143 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.