About block 963,623
Bitcoin block 963,623 was mined by AntPool on August 22, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC, 15 min 19 s after block 963,622. 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 4,138 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 963,623 is number 1,992 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 24 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,377 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,463 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.