About block 961,715
Bitcoin block 961,715 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 9:24 AM UTC, 27 min 47 s after block 961,714. 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 4,983 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0270 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1520 BTC for this block.
Block 961,715 is number 84 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,932 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,285 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 12,162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.