About block 963,130
Bitcoin block 963,130 was mined by AntPool on August 19, 2026 at 4:32 AM UTC, 2 min 16 s after block 963,129. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,985 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 963,130 is number 1,499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,870 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 200 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,159 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.