About block 961,244
Bitcoin block 961,244 was mined by AntPool on August 6, 2026 at 3:44 AM UTC, 43 seconds after block 961,243. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,959 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 961,244 is number 1,629 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 387 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,756 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,428 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.