About block 961,264
Bitcoin block 961,264 was mined by AntPool on August 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM UTC, 2 min 14 s after block 961,263. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,414 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 961,264 is number 1,649 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 367 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,736 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 12,419 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.