About block 964,501
Bitcoin block 964,501 was mined by AntPool on August 29, 2026 at 12:40 AM UTC, 20 min 1 s after block 964,500. 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 3,993 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0336 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1586 BTC for this block.
Block 964,501 is number 854 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,162 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,499 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,258 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.