About block 962,705
Bitcoin block 962,705 was mined by BTC.com on August 16, 2026 at 9:05 AM UTC, 1 min 33 s after block 962,704. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 235 transactions in 0.16 MB (11.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0018 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1268 BTC for this block.
Block 962,705 is number 1,074 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 942 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,295 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,631 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.