About block 961,786
Bitcoin block 961,786 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC, 2 min 50 s after block 961,785. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,216 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 961,786 is number 155 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,861 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,214 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 12,135 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.