About block 964,686
Bitcoin block 964,686 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 30, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 964,685. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,196 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 964,686 is number 1,039 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 977 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,314 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 9,041 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.