About block 961,638
Bitcoin block 961,638 was mined by BTC.com on August 8, 2026 at 9:49 PM UTC, 36 min 0 s after block 961,637. 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 4,176 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0401 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1651 BTC for this block.
Block 961,638 is number 7 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 2,009 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,362 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. BTC.com found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,202 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.