About block 961,968
Bitcoin block 961,968 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 6:35 AM UTC, 11 min 11 s after block 961,967. 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 4,228 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0185 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1435 BTC for this block.
Block 961,968 is number 337 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,679 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,032 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,041 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.