About block 962,531
Bitcoin block 962,531 was mined by Foundry USA on August 15, 2026 at 5:57 AM UTC, 11 min 21 s after block 962,530. 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 5,487 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 962,531 is number 900 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,116 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,469 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 273 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,733 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.