About block 963,718
Bitcoin block 963,718 was mined by SpiderPool on August 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM UTC, 9 min 8 s after block 963,717. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,481 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 963,718 is number 71 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,945 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,282 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 10,316 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.