About block 961,430
Bitcoin block 961,430 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2026 at 11:53 AM UTC, 14 min 27 s after block 961,429. 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 4,642 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0255 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1505 BTC for this block.
Block 961,430 is number 1,815 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 201 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,570 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 12,320 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.