About block 963,031
Bitcoin block 963,031 was mined by AntPool on August 18, 2026 at 11:37 AM UTC, 12 min 46 s after block 963,030. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,352 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 963,031 is number 1,400 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 616 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,969 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 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,298 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.