About block 962,056
Bitcoin block 962,056 was mined by Foundry USA on August 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM UTC, 9 min 18 s after block 962,055. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,660 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0254 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1504 BTC for this block.
Block 962,056 is number 425 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,591 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,944 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,997 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.