About block 961,381
Bitcoin block 961,381 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC, 4 seconds after block 961,380. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,886 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 961,381 is number 1,766 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 250 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,619 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,349 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.