About block 962,945
Bitcoin block 962,945 was mined by AntPool on August 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM UTC, 5 min 37 s after block 962,944. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,062 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 962,945 is number 1,314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,055 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 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,433 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.