About block 961,026
Bitcoin block 961,026 was mined by Poolin on August 4, 2026 at 2:39 PM UTC, 8 min 20 s after block 961,025. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,129 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 961,026 is number 1,411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,974 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. Poolin found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,554 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.