About block 961,711
Bitcoin block 961,711 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM UTC, 15 min 16 s after block 961,710. 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 4,631 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 961,711 is number 80 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,936 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,289 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 12,166 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.