About block 961,250
Bitcoin block 961,250 was mined by Foundry USA on August 6, 2026 at 5:16 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 961,249. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,289 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 961,250 is number 1,635 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 381 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,750 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,429 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.