About block 962,178
Bitcoin block 962,178 was mined by ViaBTC on August 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 962,177. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,706 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0210 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1460 BTC for this block.
Block 962,178 is number 547 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,469 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,822 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,940 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.