About block 961,727
Bitcoin block 961,727 was mined by ViaBTC on August 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC, 1 min 14 s after block 961,726. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,473 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 961,727 is number 96 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,920 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,273 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 12,159 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.