About block 961,698
Bitcoin block 961,698 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 7:12 AM UTC, 3 min 27 s after block 961,697. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,702 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 961,698 is number 67 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,949 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,302 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.