About block 961,220
Bitcoin block 961,220 was mined by Foundry USA on August 5, 2026 at 11:08 PM UTC, 4 min 4 s after block 961,219. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,075 transactions in 1.73 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 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 961,220 is number 1,605 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 411 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,780 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,443 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.