About block 961,686
Bitcoin block 961,686 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 5:28 AM UTC, 4 min 37 s after block 961,685. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,805 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 961,686 is number 55 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,961 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,314 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,179 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.