About block 963,143
Bitcoin block 963,143 was mined by ViaBTC on August 19, 2026 at 6:44 AM UTC, 3 min 47 s after block 963,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,793 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 963,143 is number 1,512 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 504 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,857 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,139 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.