About block 962,427
Bitcoin block 962,427 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC, 11 min 21 s after block 962,426. 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 3,934 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 962,427 is number 796 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,220 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,573 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,800 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.