About block 961,993
Bitcoin block 961,993 was mined by AntPool on August 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC, 32 min 33 s after block 961,992. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,627 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0407 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1657 BTC for this block.
Block 961,993 is number 362 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,654 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,007 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 12,031 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.