About block 961,865
Bitcoin block 961,865 was mined by Foundry USA on August 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC, 2 min 54 s after block 961,864. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,138 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0093 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1343 BTC for this block.
Block 961,865 is number 234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,135 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 12,098 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.