About block 962,611
Bitcoin block 962,611 was mined by ViaBTC on August 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM UTC, 6 min 53 s after block 962,610. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,076 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 962,611 is number 980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,036 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,389 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 92 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,681 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.