About block 963,243
Bitcoin block 963,243 was mined by SpiderPool on August 20, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,659 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 963,243 is number 1,612 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 404 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,757 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 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,000 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.