About block 962,686
Bitcoin block 962,686 was mined by BTC.com on August 16, 2026 at 6:39 AM UTC, 44 min 40 s after block 962,685. 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 4,642 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0301 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1551 BTC for this block.
Block 962,686 is number 1,055 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 961 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,314 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,640 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.