About block 961,654
Bitcoin block 961,654 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC, 7 min 46 s after block 961,653. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,595 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0161 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1411 BTC for this block.
Block 961,654 is number 23 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,993 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,346 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 12,193 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.