About block 962,038
Bitcoin block 962,038 was mined by ViaBTC on August 11, 2026 at 5:26 PM UTC, 2 min 0 s after block 962,037. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,368 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 962,038 is number 407 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,609 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,962 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,000 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.