About block 961,138
Bitcoin block 961,138 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 9:09 AM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 961,137. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,058 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 961,138 is number 1,523 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 493 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,862 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 12,492 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.