About block 962,016
Bitcoin block 962,016 was mined by SpiderPool on August 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM UTC, 52 seconds after block 962,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,116 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0272 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1522 BTC for this block.
Block 962,016 is number 385 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,631 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,984 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. SpiderPool found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,018 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.