About block 961,109
Bitcoin block 961,109 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 3:23 AM UTC, 6 min 50 s after block 961,108. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,097 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 961,109 is number 1,494 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 522 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,891 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. Foundry USA found 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.