About block 963,142
Bitcoin block 963,142 was mined by BTC.com on August 19, 2026 at 6:40 AM UTC, 19 min 57 s after block 963,141. 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 3,825 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 963,142 is number 1,511 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 505 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,858 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. BTC.com found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,140 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.