About block 963,988
Bitcoin block 963,988 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 10:41 AM UTC, 22 min 22 s after block 963,987. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,280 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 963,988 is number 341 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,675 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,012 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 9,907 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.