About block 961,529
Bitcoin block 961,529 was mined by AntPool on August 8, 2026 at 4:17 AM UTC, 7 min 6 s after block 961,528. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,506 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 961,529 is number 1,914 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 102 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,471 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. AntPool found 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,257 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.