About block 962,577
Bitcoin block 962,577 was mined by ViaBTC on August 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM UTC, 4 min 12 s after block 962,576. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,762 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 962,577 is number 946 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,070 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,423 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 11,700 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.