Bitcoin Now
A weekly snapshot of the network. This page is not for tracking price — it is for understanding how the Bitcoin system is running right now.
Data as of 2026-08-15 (updated weekly). Network data via mempool.space; price via CoinGecko.
| Block height | 962,577+1 roughly every 10 minutes |
|---|---|
| Issued BTC | 20,070,556 BTC (95.57%)Progress toward the 21M cap |
| Hashrate | ~902 EH/s1-week estimate |
| Difficulty adjustment | 46.9% (-2.29%)Period progress & est. change, next ~2026-08-23 |
| Recommended fees | 1 / 1 / 1 sat/vBfastest / hour / economy |
| Mempool | 74,792 tx (39.7 MB)Unconfirmed transactions |
Until the next halving
About 87,423 blocks remain until block 1,050,000 — roughly 2028-04-13 at 10 minutes per block, when the reward drops from 3.125 to 1.5625 BTC (actual timing depends on the pace of block production).
For context: at snapshot time, 1 BTC ≈ $62,908 / ¥10,021,502. This site does not forecast prices or give investment advice — see Economics and Criticisms for how to think about volatility.