About block 961,178
Bitcoin block 961,178 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 3:38 PM UTC, 13 min 46 s after block 961,177. 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 4,199 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0238 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1488 BTC for this block.
Block 961,178 is number 1,563 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 453 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,822 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,475 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.