About block 963,555
Bitcoin block 963,555 was mined by AntPool on August 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,554. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,322 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 963,555 is number 1,924 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 92 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,445 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,564 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.