About block 963,431
Bitcoin block 963,431 was mined by ViaBTC on August 21, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC, 1 min 52 s after block 963,430. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,244 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 963,431 is number 1,800 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 216 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,569 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 10,751 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.