About block 961,197
Bitcoin block 961,197 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC, 21 min 4 s after block 961,196. 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 4,745 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0500 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1750 BTC for this block.
Block 961,197 is number 1,582 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 434 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,803 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,459 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.