About block 964,253
Bitcoin block 964,253 was mined by AntPool on August 27, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC, 2 min 37 s after block 964,252. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,169 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.9% 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 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 964,253 is number 606 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,410 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,747 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 9,514 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.