About block 961,057
Bitcoin block 961,057 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM UTC, 2 min 28 s after block 961,056. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,085 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% 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 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 961,057 is number 1,442 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 574 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,943 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,543 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.