About block 964,496
Bitcoin block 964,496 was mined by ViaBTC on August 28, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC, 3 min 48 s after block 964,495. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,269 transactions in 2.07 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 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 964,496 is number 849 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,167 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,504 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,259 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.