About block 963,002
Bitcoin block 963,002 was mined by Unknown on August 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 963,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,706 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 963,002 is number 1,371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,998 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. Unknown found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,348 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.