About block 962,646
Bitcoin block 962,646 was mined by SECPOOL on August 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM UTC, 8 min 43 s after block 962,645. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,602 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 962,646 is number 1,015 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,354 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,662 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.