About block 961,151
Bitcoin block 961,151 was mined by AntPool on August 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 16 min 37 s after block 961,150. 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 4,128 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 961,151 is number 1,536 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 480 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,849 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,484 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.