About block 961,663
Bitcoin block 961,663 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC, 11 min 15 s after block 961,662. 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 4,962 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 961,663 is number 32 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,984 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,337 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,187 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.