About block 961,816
Bitcoin block 961,816 was mined by Foundry USA on August 10, 2026 at 2:04 AM UTC, 3 min 57 s after block 961,815. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,664 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 961,816 is number 185 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,831 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,184 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 274 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,122 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.