About block 962,581
Bitcoin block 962,581 was mined by Foundry USA on August 15, 2026 at 2:11 PM UTC, 12 min 9 s after block 962,580. 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 3,552 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 962,581 is number 950 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,066 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,419 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,701 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.