About block 961,771
Bitcoin block 961,771 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 8:24 PM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 961,770. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,162 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 961,771 is number 140 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,876 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,229 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,142 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.