About block 964,252
Bitcoin block 964,252 was mined by AntPool on August 27, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 10 min 22 s after block 964,251. 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 4,337 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 964,252 is number 605 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,411 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,748 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,515 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.