About block 962,274
Bitcoin block 962,274 was mined by Foundry USA on August 13, 2026 at 10:36 AM UTC, 6 min 7 s after block 962,273. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,466 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 962,274 is number 643 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,373 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,726 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,887 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.