About block 961,862
Bitcoin block 961,862 was mined by WhitePool on August 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 961,861. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,229 transactions in 1.86 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 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 961,862 is number 231 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,785 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,138 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. WhitePool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,101 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.