About block 963,989
Bitcoin block 963,989 was mined by BTC.com on August 25, 2026 at 10:42 AM UTC, 1 min 54 s after block 963,988. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,104 transactions in 1.08 MB (66.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 963,989 is number 342 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,674 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,011 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. BTC.com found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,906 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.