About block 963,093
Bitcoin block 963,093 was mined by ViaBTC on August 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTC, 26 min 1 s after block 963,092. 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 4,571 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0645 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1895 BTC for this block.
Block 963,093 is number 1,462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,907 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 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,210 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.