About block 961,717
Bitcoin block 961,717 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 9:51 AM UTC, 10 min 1 s after block 961,716. 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 5,787 transactions in 1.56 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 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 961,717 is number 86 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,930 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,283 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,169 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.