About block 962,823
Bitcoin block 962,823 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 3:06 AM UTC, 10 min 28 s after block 962,822. 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 4,171 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 962,823 is number 1,192 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 824 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,177 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 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,573 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.