About block 963,428
Bitcoin block 963,428 was mined by Poolin on August 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 963,427. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,598 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 963,428 is number 1,797 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 219 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,572 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. Poolin found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,754 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.