About block 962,888
Bitcoin block 962,888 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 12:19 PM UTC, 59 seconds after block 962,887. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,990 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 962,888 is number 1,257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,112 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 11,517 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.