About block 961,639
Bitcoin block 961,639 was mined by Foundry USA on August 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM UTC, 5 min 4 s after block 961,638. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,857 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 961,639 is number 8 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 2,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,361 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 12,201 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.