About block 962,217
Bitcoin block 962,217 was mined by Foundry USA on August 13, 2026 at 2:12 AM UTC, 9 min 30 s after block 962,216. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,102 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 962,217 is number 586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,783 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 11,914 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.