About block 963,239
Bitcoin block 963,239 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 20, 2026 at 2:03 AM UTC, 54 min 2 s after block 963,238. 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 3,881 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0749 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1999 BTC for this block.
Block 963,239 is number 1,608 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 408 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,761 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 19 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,010 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.