About block 962,004
Bitcoin block 962,004 was mined by AntPool on August 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM UTC, 25 min 57 s after block 962,003. 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 5,289 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0329 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1579 BTC for this block.
Block 962,004 is number 373 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,643 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,996 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. AntPool found 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,023 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.