About block 962,042
Bitcoin block 962,042 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM UTC, 17 min 21 s after block 962,041. 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 4,449 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 962,042 is number 411 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,605 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,958 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,004 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.