About block 962,710
Bitcoin block 962,710 was mined by AntPool on August 16, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC, 9 min 10 s after block 962,709. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,493 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 962,710 is number 1,079 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 937 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,290 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 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,626 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.