About block 961,418
Bitcoin block 961,418 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM UTC, 4 min 5 s after block 961,417. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,972 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 961,418 is number 1,803 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 213 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,582 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,331 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.