About block 962,249
Bitcoin block 962,249 was mined by Foundry USA on August 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM UTC, 32 seconds after block 962,248. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,919 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 962,249 is number 618 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,398 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,751 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 11,899 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.