About block 962,863
Bitcoin block 962,863 was mined by ViaBTC on August 17, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC, 7 min 42 s after block 962,862. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,749 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 962,863 is number 1,232 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 784 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,137 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,558 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.