About block 961,334
Bitcoin block 961,334 was mined by AntPool on August 6, 2026 at 8:34 PM UTC, 10 seconds after block 961,333. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,506 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0268 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1518 BTC for this block.
Block 961,334 is number 1,719 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 297 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,666 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,375 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.