About block 961,488
Bitcoin block 961,488 was mined by Foundry USA on August 7, 2026 at 7:34 PM UTC, 4 min 11 s after block 961,487. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,883 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 961,488 is number 1,873 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 143 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,512 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,283 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.