About block 962,252
Bitcoin block 962,252 was mined by BTC.com on August 13, 2026 at 7:20 AM UTC, 12 min 39 s after block 962,251. 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 4,738 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 962,252 is number 621 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,395 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,748 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. BTC.com found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,896 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.