About block 962,694
Bitcoin block 962,694 was mined by ViaBTC on August 16, 2026 at 7:40 AM UTC, 8 seconds after block 962,693. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,007 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 962,694 is number 1,063 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 953 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,306 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.