About block 961,974
Bitcoin block 961,974 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 961,973. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,110 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 961,974 is number 343 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,673 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,026 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 12,035 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.