About block 962,409
Bitcoin block 962,409 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 14 min 21 s after block 962,408. 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 4,993 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0229 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1479 BTC for this block.
Block 962,409 is number 778 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,238 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,591 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 11,807 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.