About block 963,703
Bitcoin block 963,703 was mined by ViaBTC on August 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC, 6 min 58 s after block 963,702. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,990 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 963,703 is number 56 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,960 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,297 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 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,335 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.