About block 961,406
Bitcoin block 961,406 was mined by SECPOOL on August 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM UTC, 5 min 4 s after block 961,405. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,104 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 961,406 is number 1,791 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 225 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,594 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. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,340 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.