About block 961,167
Bitcoin block 961,167 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 2:12 PM UTC, 20 min 7 s after block 961,166. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,431 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 961,167 is number 1,552 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 464 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,833 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,482 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.