About block 961,540
Bitcoin block 961,540 was mined by Foundry USA on August 8, 2026 at 6:29 AM UTC, 9 min 37 s after block 961,539. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,995 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0179 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1429 BTC for this block.
Block 961,540 is number 1,925 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 476; 91 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 961,631. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,460 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,250 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.