About block 963,000
Bitcoin block 963,000 was mined by Unknown on August 18, 2026 at 6:37 AM UTC, 15 min 56 s after block 962,999. 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 4,321 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0242 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1492 BTC for this block.
Block 963,000 is number 1,369 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 647 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,000 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. Unknown found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,350 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.