About block 961,683
Bitcoin block 961,683 was mined by Unknown on August 9, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTC, 10 seconds after block 961,682. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,807 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 961,683 is number 52 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,964 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,317 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,182 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.