About block 961,644
Bitcoin block 961,644 was mined by F2Pool on August 8, 2026 at 10:54 PM UTC, 16 min 55 s after block 961,643. 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 3,654 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% 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 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 961,644 is number 13 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 2,003 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,356 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. F2Pool found 172 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,203 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.