About block 962,603
Bitcoin block 962,603 was mined by AntPool on August 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM UTC, 5 min 24 s after block 962,602. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,921 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 962,603 is number 972 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,044 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,397 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,687 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.