About block 961,739
Bitcoin block 961,739 was mined by AntPool on August 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM UTC, 26 seconds after block 961,738. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,696 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 961,739 is number 108 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,908 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,261 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 12,153 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.