About block 963,717
Bitcoin block 963,717 was mined by ViaBTC on August 23, 2026 at 11:27 AM UTC, 8 min 0 s after block 963,716. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,480 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 963,717 is number 70 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,946 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,283 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,317 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.