About block 962,489
Bitcoin block 962,489 was mined by SpiderPool on August 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, 56 seconds after block 962,488. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,792 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 962,489 is number 858 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,158 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,511 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. SpiderPool found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,759 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.