About block 961,591
Bitcoin block 961,591 was mined by AntPool on August 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC, 16 min 7 s after block 961,590. 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 4,316 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 0.0234 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1484 BTC for this block.
Block 961,591 is number 1,976 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 40 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,409 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. AntPool found 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,231 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.