About block 963,279
Bitcoin block 963,279 was mined by ViaBTC on August 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM UTC, 1 min 54 s after block 963,278. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,546 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 963,279 is number 1,648 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 368 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,721 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 10,953 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.