About block 961,006
Bitcoin block 961,006 was mined by AntPool on August 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM UTC, 5 min 44 s after block 961,005. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,781 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0162 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1412 BTC for this block.
Block 961,006 is number 1,391 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 625 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,994 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,571 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.