About block 961,951
Bitcoin block 961,951 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC, 2 min 31 s after block 961,950. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,486 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 961,951 is number 320 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,696 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,049 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,047 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.