About block 963,309
Bitcoin block 963,309 was mined by SECPOOL on August 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 963,308. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,061 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 963,309 is number 1,678 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 338 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,691 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. SECPOOL found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,918 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.