About block 963,946
Bitcoin block 963,946 was mined by AntPool on August 25, 2026 at 4:15 AM UTC, 14 seconds after block 963,945. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,548 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 963,946 is number 299 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,717 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,054 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,982 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.