About block 961,975
Bitcoin block 961,975 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 7:21 AM UTC, 1 min 30 s after block 961,974. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,877 transactions in 1.81 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 961,975 is number 344 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,672 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 88,025 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,034 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.