About block 962,248
Bitcoin block 962,248 was mined by F2Pool on August 13, 2026 at 6:55 AM UTC, 28 seconds after block 962,247. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,805 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 962,248 is number 617 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,399 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,752 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. F2Pool found 166 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,900 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.