About block 964,221
Bitcoin block 964,221 was mined by ViaBTC on August 27, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC, 4 min 8 s after block 964,220. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,985 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% 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 0.0165 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1415 BTC for this block.
Block 964,221 is number 574 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,442 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,779 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,562 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.