About block 963,745
Bitcoin block 963,745 was mined by AntPool on August 23, 2026 at 3:42 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 963,744. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,731 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 963,745 is number 98 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,918 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,255 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,269 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.