About block 961,420
Bitcoin block 961,420 was mined by AntPool on August 7, 2026 at 10:42 AM UTC, 40 seconds after block 961,419. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,626 transactions in 2.41 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 961,420 is number 1,805 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 211 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,580 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 12,329 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.