About block 961,650
Bitcoin block 961,650 was mined by AntPool on August 8, 2026 at 11:30 PM UTC, 36 seconds after block 961,649. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,659 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 961,650 is number 19 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,997 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,350 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,197 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.