About block 962,826
Bitcoin block 962,826 was mined by ViaBTC on August 17, 2026 at 3:35 AM UTC, 13 min 15 s after block 962,825. 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 5,386 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 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 962,826 is number 1,195 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 821 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,174 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 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,574 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.