About block 961,788
Bitcoin block 961,788 was mined by Foundry USA on August 9, 2026 at 11:02 PM UTC, 10 min 15 s after block 961,787. 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 5,340 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 961,788 is number 157 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,859 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,212 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,140 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.