About block 961,675
Bitcoin block 961,675 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 3:57 AM UTC, 10 min 45 s after block 961,674. 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 6,389 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 961,675 is number 44 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,972 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,325 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 12,183 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.