About block 964,036
Bitcoin block 964,036 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM UTC, 14 min 50 s after block 964,035. 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 3,950 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0384 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1634 BTC for this block.
Block 964,036 is number 389 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,627 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,964 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 9,835 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.