About block 963,289
Bitcoin block 963,289 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 20, 2026 at 10:19 AM UTC, 13 min 35 s after block 963,288. 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 4,204 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0334 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1584 BTC for this block.
Block 963,289 is number 1,658 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 358 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,711 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,943 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.