About block 962,599
Bitcoin block 962,599 was mined by Foundry USA on August 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC, 14 min 52 s after block 962,598. 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 4,426 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0210 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1460 BTC for this block.
Block 962,599 is number 968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,048 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,401 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,690 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.