⚡ Block #961,141
📦 Block 961141 Arrives Stuffed to the Brim
35/ 100
August 5, 2026 at 09:25 AM UTC
This block is notable for being exceptionally full — 5,119 transactions packed into 1.78 MB, right up against Bitcoin's block weight limit. Think of the weight limit like a bus with a strict capacity rule; this one left almost no seats empty.
- Block height: 961,141
- 5,119 transactions confirmed in a single block
- Block size: 1.78 MB — filled to near the weight limit
- Mined on August 5, 2026 at 09:25 UTC
Block details
from mempool.space
- Mining pool
- —
- Transactions
- 5,119
- Total fees
- —
- Subsidy
- 3.125 BTC
- Median fee
- —
- Block size
- 1.78 MB
Why our analysis flagged it
score 35/100
- Packed block: 5,119 transactions+26
- Block mined right up to the weight limit+8
Scores are computed from on-chain facts (a deterministic heuristic), then a story is written for blocks that clear our curation threshold.
This day in Bitcoin history
reward era 5
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