About block 961,449
Bitcoin block 961,449 was mined by Poolin on August 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM UTC, 10 min 35 s after block 961,448. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,514 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0316 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1566 BTC for this block.
Block 961,449 is number 1,834 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 182 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,551 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Poolin found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,306 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.