About block 963,012
Bitcoin block 963,012 was mined by ViaBTC on August 18, 2026 at 8:38 AM UTC, 28 seconds after block 963,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,140 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 963,012 is number 1,381 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 635 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,988 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,328 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.