About block 962,728
Bitcoin block 962,728 was mined by AntPool on August 16, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 8 min 28 s after block 962,727. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,842 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 962,728 is number 1,097 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 919 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,272 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 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,622 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.