About block 961,797
Bitcoin block 961,797 was mined by SpiderPool on August 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM UTC, 28 seconds after block 961,796. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,751 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 961,797 is number 166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,203 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 12,131 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.