About block 963,918
Bitcoin block 963,918 was mined by ViaBTC on August 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,917. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,268 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 963,918 is number 271 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,745 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,082 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,020 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.