About block 963,480
Bitcoin block 963,480 was mined by ViaBTC on August 21, 2026 at 7:49 PM UTC, 3 min 45 s after block 963,479. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,872 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, down from 7.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0680 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1930 BTC for this block.
Block 963,480 is number 1,849 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 167 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,520 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 10,671 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.