About block 963,502
Bitcoin block 963,502 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC, 2 min 22 s after block 963,501. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,328 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 963,502 is number 1,871 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 145 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,498 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 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,639 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.