About block 964,709
Bitcoin block 964,709 was mined by ViaBTC on August 30, 2026 at 8:08 AM UTC, 13 min 16 s after block 964,708. 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 4,882 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0160 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1410 BTC for this block.
Block 964,709 is number 1,062 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 954 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,291 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,008 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.