About block 964,198
Bitcoin block 964,198 was mined by ViaBTC on August 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTC, 1 min 54 s after block 964,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,085 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 964,198 is number 551 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,465 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,802 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,592 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.