About block 963,140
Bitcoin block 963,140 was mined by SpiderPool on August 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,139. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,194 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 963,140 is number 1,509 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 507 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,860 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. SpiderPool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,142 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.