About block 962,463
Bitcoin block 962,463 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM UTC, 8 min 31 s after block 962,462. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,151 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0246 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1496 BTC for this block.
Block 962,463 is number 832 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,184 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,537 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 271 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,772 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.