About block 963,027
Bitcoin block 963,027 was mined by AntPool on August 18, 2026 at 10:54 AM UTC, 7 min 9 s after block 963,026. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,714 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 963,027 is number 1,396 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 620 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,973 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 11,309 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.