About block 962,846
Bitcoin block 962,846 was mined by SpiderPool on August 17, 2026 at 6:48 AM UTC, 12 min 49 s after block 962,845. 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 4,528 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 962,846 is number 1,215 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 801 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,154 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 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,568 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.