About block 961,285
Bitcoin block 961,285 was mined by BTC.com on August 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 5 min 5 s after block 961,284. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,892 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0323 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1573 BTC for this block.
Block 961,285 is number 1,670 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 346 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,715 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. BTC.com found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,407 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.