About block 962,161
Bitcoin block 962,161 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM UTC, 11 min 47 s after block 962,160. 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 3,961 transactions in 1.71 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 0.0313 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1563 BTC for this block.
Block 962,161 is number 530 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,486 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,839 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,951 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.