About block 962,864
Bitcoin block 962,864 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 962,863. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,543 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 962,864 is number 1,233 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 783 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,136 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.