About block 961,756
Bitcoin block 961,756 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM UTC, 10 min 22 s after block 961,755. 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 3,969 transactions in 1.44 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 0.0198 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1448 BTC for this block.
Block 961,756 is number 125 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,891 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,244 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.