About block 962,198
Bitcoin block 962,198 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC, 6 min 9 s after block 962,197. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,790 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 962,198 is number 567 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,449 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,802 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,931 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.