About block 961,172
Bitcoin block 961,172 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC, 16 min 20 s after block 961,171. 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 4,506 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% 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 0.0317 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1567 BTC for this block.
Block 961,172 is number 1,557 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 459 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,828 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 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,477 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.