About block 963,244
Bitcoin block 963,244 was mined by Unknown on August 20, 2026 at 2:31 AM UTC, 55 seconds after block 963,243. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,486 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 963,244 is number 1,613 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 403 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,756 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. Unknown found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,999 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.