About block 961,646
Bitcoin block 961,646 was mined by ViaBTC on August 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC, 4 min 30 s after block 961,645. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,454 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 961,646 is number 15 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 2,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,354 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,201 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.