About block 963,994
Bitcoin block 963,994 was mined by AntPool on August 25, 2026 at 11:11 AM UTC, 3 min 43 s after block 963,993. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,995 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 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 963,994 is number 347 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,669 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,006 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,901 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.