About block 964,996
Bitcoin block 964,996 was mined by AntPool on September 1, 2026 at 6:21 AM UTC, 4 min 19 s after block 964,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,763 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0094 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1344 BTC for this block.
Block 964,996 is number 1,349 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 667 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,004 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,604 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.