About block 961,695
Bitcoin block 961,695 was mined by SpiderPool on August 9, 2026 at 7:06 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 961,694. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,765 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 961,695 is number 64 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,952 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,305 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. SpiderPool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,176 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.