About block 963,936
Bitcoin block 963,936 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 25, 2026 at 1:46 AM UTC, 5 min 10 s after block 963,935. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,339 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 963,936 is number 289 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,727 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,064 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 9,992 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.