About block 964,242
Bitcoin block 964,242 was mined by AntPool on August 27, 2026 at 4:16 AM UTC, 2 min 17 s after block 964,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,315 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 964,242 is number 595 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,421 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,758 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,529 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.