About block 962,490
Bitcoin block 962,490 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 962,489. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,358 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 962,490 is number 859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,510 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,758 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.