About block 962,162
Bitcoin block 962,162 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM UTC, 6 min 42 s after block 962,161. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,420 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0215 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1465 BTC for this block.
Block 962,162 is number 531 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,485 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,838 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,950 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.