About block 963,494
Bitcoin block 963,494 was mined by ViaBTC on August 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC, 8 min 15 s after block 963,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,295 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, down from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0736 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1986 BTC for this block.
Block 963,494 is number 1,863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,506 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 10,650 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.