About block 961,836
Bitcoin block 961,836 was mined by Foundry USA on August 10, 2026 at 4:42 AM UTC, 6 min 54 s after block 961,835. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,286 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0373 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1623 BTC for this block.
Block 961,836 is number 205 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,811 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,164 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,119 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.