About block 964,040
Bitcoin block 964,040 was mined by ViaBTC on August 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM UTC, 18 min 59 s after block 964,039. 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 4,018 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0387 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1637 BTC for this block.
Block 964,040 is number 393 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,623 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,960 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 9,831 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.