About block 961,086
Bitcoin block 961,086 was mined by ViaBTC on August 5, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC, 3 min 38 s after block 961,085. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,469 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 961,086 is number 1,471 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 545 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,914 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 81 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,520 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.