About block 961,523
Bitcoin block 961,523 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 8, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC, 5 min 56 s after block 961,522. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,269 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 961,523 is number 1,908 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 108 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,477 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,261 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.