About block 962,203
Bitcoin block 962,203 was mined by Foundry USA on August 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM UTC, 12 min 15 s after block 962,202. 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 3,743 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0331 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1581 BTC for this block.
Block 962,203 is number 572 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,444 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,797 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,926 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.