About block 962,724
Bitcoin block 962,724 was mined by ViaBTC on August 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM UTC, 22 min 42 s after block 962,723. 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 4,982 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 962,724 is number 1,093 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 923 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,276 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,622 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.