About block 964,246
Bitcoin block 964,246 was mined by AntPool on August 27, 2026 at 5:03 AM UTC, 14 seconds after block 964,245. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,146 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 964,246 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,754 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 9,522 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.