About block 962,230
Bitcoin block 962,230 was mined by Foundry USA on August 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM UTC, 12 min 38 s after block 962,229. 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 4,624 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 962,230 is number 599 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,417 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,770 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 11,907 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.