About block 962,009
Bitcoin block 962,009 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 1:11 PM UTC, 7 min 3 s after block 962,008. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,808 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0347 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1597 BTC for this block.
Block 962,009 is number 378 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,638 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,991 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,018 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.