About block 963,035
Bitcoin block 963,035 was mined by ViaBTC on August 18, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC, 6 min 36 s after block 963,034. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,464 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 963,035 is number 1,404 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 612 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,965 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,294 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.