About block 961,497
Bitcoin block 961,497 was mined by Binance Pool on August 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM UTC, 22 min 46 s after block 961,496. 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 4,156 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0375 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1625 BTC for this block.
Block 961,497 is number 1,882 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 134 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,503 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. Binance Pool found 8 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.