About block 961,581
Bitcoin block 961,581 was mined by ViaBTC on August 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC, 3 min 26 s after block 961,580. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,693 transactions in 1.40 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 961,581 is number 1,966 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 50 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,419 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,229 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.