About block 962,717
Bitcoin block 962,717 was mined by Binance Pool on August 16, 2026 at 9:58 AM UTC, 4 min 40 s after block 962,716. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 815 transactions in 0.37 MB (21.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 962,717 is number 1,086 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 930 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,283 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. Binance Pool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,623 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.