About block 961,672
Bitcoin block 961,672 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 3:30 AM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 961,671. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,616 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 961,672 is number 41 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,975 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,328 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,186 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.