About block 963,964
Bitcoin block 963,964 was mined by BTC.com on August 25, 2026 at 6:46 AM UTC, 3 min 56 s after block 963,963. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 596 transactions in 0.23 MB (13.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 963,964 is number 317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,036 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. BTC.com found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,948 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.