About block 963,171
Bitcoin block 963,171 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM UTC, 16 min 33 s after block 963,170. 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 4,175 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 963,171 is number 1,540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,829 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 11,103 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.