About block 964,017
Bitcoin block 964,017 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM UTC, 11 min 9 s after block 964,016. 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 4,577 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0244 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1494 BTC for this block.
Block 964,017 is number 370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,983 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 9,869 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.