About block 962,798
Bitcoin block 962,798 was mined by SpiderPool on August 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM UTC, 33 seconds after block 962,797. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,241 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 962,798 is number 1,167 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 849 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,202 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,588 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.