About block 963,407
Bitcoin block 963,407 was mined by AntPool on August 21, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC, 39 min 55 s after block 963,406. 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 3,767 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0826 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.2076 BTC for this block.
Block 963,407 is number 1,776 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 240 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,593 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,785 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.