About block 962,648
Bitcoin block 962,648 was mined by AntPool on August 16, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTC, 13 min 0 s after block 962,647. 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 5,741 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 962,648 is number 1,017 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 999 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,352 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 11,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.