About block 963,939
Bitcoin block 963,939 was mined by AntPool on August 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC, 83 min 57 s after block 963,938. 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 2,952 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0880 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.2130 BTC for this block.
Block 963,939 is number 292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,061 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,989 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.