About block 962,481
Bitcoin block 962,481 was mined by ViaBTC on August 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM UTC, 13 min 47 s after block 962,480. 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 4,442 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 962,481 is number 850 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,166 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,519 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 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,762 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.