About block 963,556
Bitcoin block 963,556 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 22, 2026 at 7:54 AM UTC, 10 min 28 s after block 963,555. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,201 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 963,556 is number 1,925 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 91 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,444 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,563 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.