About block 962,043
Bitcoin block 962,043 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTC, 6 min 40 s after block 962,042. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,650 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0243 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1493 BTC for this block.
Block 962,043 is number 412 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,604 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,957 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12,003 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.