About block 963,802
Bitcoin block 963,802 was mined by AntPool on August 24, 2026 at 3:35 AM UTC, 18 min 22 s after block 963,801. 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 4,151 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 963,802 is number 155 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,861 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,198 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,189 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.