About block 961,710
Bitcoin block 961,710 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM UTC, 17 min 35 s after block 961,709. 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 4,413 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 961,710 is number 79 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,937 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,290 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 12,167 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.