About block 961,475
Bitcoin block 961,475 was mined by ViaBTC on August 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTC, 25 seconds after block 961,474. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,892 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 961,475 is number 1,860 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 156 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,525 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. ViaBTC found 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,288 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.