About block 962,817
Bitcoin block 962,817 was mined by Unknown on August 17, 2026 at 2:09 AM UTC, 1 seconds after block 962,816. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,002 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 962,817 is number 1,186 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 830 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,183 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. Unknown found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,575 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.