About block 962,830
Bitcoin block 962,830 was mined by ViaBTC on August 17, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC, 10 min 17 s after block 962,829. 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 6,462 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 962,830 is number 1,199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,170 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.