About block 963,686
Bitcoin block 963,686 was mined by ViaBTC on August 23, 2026 at 5:34 AM UTC, 7 min 39 s after block 963,685. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,033 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 963,686 is number 39 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,977 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,314 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 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,359 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.