About block 961,002
Bitcoin block 961,002 was mined by ViaBTC on August 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC, 2 min 52 s after block 961,001. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,946 transactions in 1.52 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 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 961,002 is number 1,387 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 629 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,998 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. ViaBTC found 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,575 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.