About block 963,294
Bitcoin block 963,294 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 20, 2026 at 10:29 AM UTC, 57 seconds after block 963,293. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,497 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 963,294 is number 1,663 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 353 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,706 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,936 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.