About block 961,576
Bitcoin block 961,576 was mined by ViaBTC on August 8, 2026 at 11:42 AM UTC, 2 min 6 s after block 961,575. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,413 transactions in 2.02 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 961,576 is number 1,961 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 55 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,424 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,234 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.