About block 961,349
Bitcoin block 961,349 was mined by Foundry USA on August 6, 2026 at 11:44 PM UTC, 1 min 59 s after block 961,348. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,318 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0119 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1369 BTC for this block.
Block 961,349 is number 1,734 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 282 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,651 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,368 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.