About block 961,999
Bitcoin block 961,999 was mined by AntPool on August 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM UTC, 6 min 12 s after block 961,998. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,416 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 961,999 is number 368 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,648 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,001 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. AntPool found 201 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,025 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.