About block 962,222
Bitcoin block 962,222 was mined by ViaBTC on August 13, 2026 at 2:49 AM UTC, 5 min 15 s after block 962,221. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,821 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 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 962,222 is number 591 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,425 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,778 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,915 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.