About block 961,850
Bitcoin block 961,850 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 10, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC, 5 min 6 s after block 961,849. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,665 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0306 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1556 BTC for this block.
Block 961,850 is number 219 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,797 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,150 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,107 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.