About block 962,494
Bitcoin block 962,494 was mined by Foundry USA on August 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 962,493. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,928 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 962,494 is number 863 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,153 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,506 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 272 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,754 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.