About block 961,804
Bitcoin block 961,804 was mined by AntPool on August 10, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 961,803. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,324 transactions in 1.82 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 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 961,804 is number 173 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,843 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,196 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 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,129 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.