About block 963,008
Bitcoin block 963,008 was mined by AntPool on August 18, 2026 at 7:53 AM UTC, 7 min 19 s after block 963,007. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,831 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 963,008 is number 1,377 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 639 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,992 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 199 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,332 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.