About block 964,297
Bitcoin block 964,297 was mined by ViaBTC on August 27, 2026 at 12:08 PM UTC, 1 min 28 s after block 964,296. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,899 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 964,297 is number 650 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,366 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,703 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 9,453 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.