About block 963,026
Bitcoin block 963,026 was mined by AntPool on August 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC, 3 min 21 s after block 963,025. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,925 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 963,026 is number 1,395 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 621 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,974 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 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,310 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.