About block 961,383
Bitcoin block 961,383 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2026 at 6:38 AM UTC, 17 min 1 s after block 961,382. 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 3,970 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.5982 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.7232 BTC for this block.
Block 961,383 is number 1,768 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 248 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,617 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 12,347 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.