⚡ Block #961,142
📦 Block 961142 Packed to the Brim
17/ 100
August 5, 2026 at 09:29 AM UTC
This block squeezed in 3,583 transactions and used nearly every byte of available space — Bitcoin blocks have a weight limit, and this one bumped right up against it. That's a sign the network was busy and miners had plenty of transactions waiting to pick from.
- Block height: 961,142
- 3,583 transactions included
- Block size: 1.86 MB — filled close to the weight limit
- Mined on August 5, 2026 at 09:29 UTC
Block details
from mempool.space
- Mining pool
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- Transactions
- 3,583
- Total fees
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- Subsidy
- 3.125 BTC
- Median fee
- —
- Block size
- 1.86 MB
Why our analysis flagged it
score 17/100
- Busy block: 3,583 transactions+8
- 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
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