About block 962,884
Bitcoin block 962,884 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC, 43 seconds after block 962,883. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,307 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 962,884 is number 1,253 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 763 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,116 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,521 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.