About block 961,524
Bitcoin block 961,524 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM UTC, 11 min 56 s after block 961,523. 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 3,732 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 961,524 is number 1,909 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 107 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,476 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.