About block 963,681
Bitcoin block 963,681 was mined by AntPool on August 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM UTC, 54 seconds after block 963,680. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,922 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 963,681 is number 34 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,319 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,372 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.