About block 962,829
Bitcoin block 962,829 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 3:44 AM UTC, 1 min 4 s after block 962,828. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,173 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 962,829 is number 1,198 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 818 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,171 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 11,571 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.