About block 963,982
Bitcoin block 963,982 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM UTC, 18 seconds after block 963,981. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,863 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 963,982 is number 335 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,681 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,018 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,918 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.