About block 962,944
Bitcoin block 962,944 was mined by WhitePool on August 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC, 36 seconds after block 962,943. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,871 transactions in 1.89 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 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 962,944 is number 1,313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,056 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. WhitePool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,434 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.