About block 961,207
Bitcoin block 961,207 was mined by AntPool on August 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM UTC, 6 min 24 s after block 961,206. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,040 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0341 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1591 BTC for this block.
Block 961,207 is number 1,592 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 424 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,793 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 12,450 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.