About block 963,947
Bitcoin block 963,947 was mined by SECPOOL on August 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM UTC, 21 min 0 s after block 963,946. 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 3,221 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0329 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1579 BTC for this block.
Block 963,947 is number 300 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,716 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,053 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,973 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.