About block 962,690
Bitcoin block 962,690 was mined by ViaBTC on August 16, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 5 min 1 s after block 962,689. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,534 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 962,690 is number 1,059 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 957 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,310 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,638 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.