About block 961,852
Bitcoin block 961,852 was mined by Foundry USA on August 10, 2026 at 8:51 AM UTC, 15 min 55 s after block 961,851. 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 3,931 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0267 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1517 BTC for this block.
Block 961,852 is number 221 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,795 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,148 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,105 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.