About block 961,128
Bitcoin block 961,128 was mined by AntPool on August 5, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC, 10 min 51 s after block 961,127. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,187 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 961,128 is number 1,513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,872 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,496 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.