About block 962,036
Bitcoin block 962,036 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 5:22 PM UTC, 6 min 16 s after block 962,035. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,771 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0265 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1515 BTC for this block.
Block 962,036 is number 405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,964 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,002 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.