About block 963,476
Bitcoin block 963,476 was mined by ViaBTC on August 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM UTC, 12 min 28 s after block 963,475. 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 4,563 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0481 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1731 BTC for this block.
Block 963,476 is number 1,845 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 171 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,524 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 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,679 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.