About block 962,229
Bitcoin block 962,229 was mined by AntPool on August 13, 2026 at 3:14 AM UTC, 7 seconds after block 962,228. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,610 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 962,229 is number 598 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,418 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,771 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. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,908 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.