About block 961,186
Bitcoin block 961,186 was mined by BTC.com on August 5, 2026 at 5:23 PM UTC, 10 min 4 s after block 961,185. 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 2,848 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0381 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1631 BTC for this block.
Block 961,186 is number 1,571 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 445 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,814 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. BTC.com found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,467 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.