About block 963,606
Bitcoin block 963,606 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTC, 4 min 37 s after block 963,605. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,808 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 963,606 is number 1,975 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 41 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,394 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,491 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.