About block 963,969
Bitcoin block 963,969 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM UTC, 1 min 28 s after block 963,968. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,667 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 963,969 is number 322 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,694 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,031 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 22 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,943 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.