About block 963,704
Bitcoin block 963,704 was mined by SpiderPool on August 23, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 963,703. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,028 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 963,704 is number 57 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,959 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,296 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. SpiderPool found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,334 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.