About block 962,521
Bitcoin block 962,521 was mined by Foundry USA on August 15, 2026 at 4:12 AM UTC, 4 min 23 s after block 962,520. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,155 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 962,521 is number 890 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,126 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,479 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,740 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.