About block 961,977
Bitcoin block 961,977 was mined by Braiins Pool on August 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM UTC, 8 min 21 s after block 961,976. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,622 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0163 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1413 BTC for this block.
Block 961,977 is number 346 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,670 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,023 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 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,032 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.