About block 961,635
Bitcoin block 961,635 was mined by Foundry USA on August 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC, 33 min 15 s after block 961,634. 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 4,275 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0426 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1676 BTC for this block.
Block 961,635 is number 4 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 2,012 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,365 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 12,204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.