About block 963,673
Bitcoin block 963,673 was mined by ViaBTC on August 23, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC, 32 seconds after block 963,672. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,762 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 963,673 is number 26 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,990 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,327 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,380 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.