About block 963,636
Bitcoin block 963,636 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 22, 2026 at 9:31 PM UTC, 8 min 24 s after block 963,635. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,294 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0250 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1500 BTC for this block.
Block 963,636 is number 2,005 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 11 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,364 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 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.