About block 962,097
Bitcoin block 962,097 was mined by SpiderPool on August 12, 2026 at 5:45 AM UTC, 11 min 20 s after block 962,096. 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 5,449 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 962,097 is number 466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,903 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 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,982 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.