About block 963,062
Bitcoin block 963,062 was mined by ViaBTC on August 18, 2026 at 3:35 PM UTC, 10 min 51 s after block 963,061. 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 4,402 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0369 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1619 BTC for this block.
Block 963,062 is number 1,431 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 585 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,938 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 11,256 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.