About block 961,031
Bitcoin block 961,031 was mined by AntPool on August 4, 2026 at 3:16 PM UTC, 19 seconds after block 961,030. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,182 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 961,031 is number 1,416 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 600 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,969 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.