About block 962,923
Bitcoin block 962,923 was mined by ViaBTC on August 17, 2026 at 5:46 PM UTC, 14 min 49 s after block 962,922. 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 4,844 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0270 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1520 BTC for this block.
Block 962,923 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,077 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 11,463 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.