About block 962,647
Bitcoin block 962,647 was mined by ViaBTC on August 16, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC, 3 min 13 s after block 962,646. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,636 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 962,647 is number 1,016 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,000 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,353 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 23 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,661 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.