About block 961,716
Bitcoin block 961,716 was mined by Poolin on August 9, 2026 at 9:41 AM UTC, 17 min 31 s after block 961,715. 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 3,409 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% 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 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 961,716 is number 85 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,931 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,284 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. Poolin found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,170 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.