About block 962,609
Bitcoin block 962,609 was mined by AntPool on August 15, 2026 at 6:17 PM UTC, 12 min 40 s after block 962,608. 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 3,896 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 962,609 is number 978 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,038 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,391 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,682 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.