About block 962,649
Bitcoin block 962,649 was mined by WhitePool on August 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC, 15 min 24 s after block 962,648. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,858 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 962,649 is number 1,018 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 998 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,351 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. WhitePool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,659 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.