About block 963,497
Bitcoin block 963,497 was mined by SECPOOL on August 21, 2026 at 11:36 PM UTC, 10 seconds after block 963,496. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,064 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0357 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1607 BTC for this block.
Block 963,497 is number 1,866 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 150 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,503 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,646 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.