About block 963,224
Bitcoin block 963,224 was mined by SECPOOL on August 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM UTC, 33 seconds after block 963,223. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,501 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 963,224 is number 1,593 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 423 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,776 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,028 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.