About block 963,631
Bitcoin block 963,631 was mined by ViaBTC on August 22, 2026 at 8:13 PM UTC, 25 seconds after block 963,630. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,356 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 963,631 is number 2,000 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 16 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,369 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 92 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,452 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.