About block 962,642
Bitcoin block 962,642 was mined by Foundry USA on August 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC, 4 min 33 s after block 962,641. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,811 transactions in 1.81 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 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 962,642 is number 1,011 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 1,005 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,358 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,664 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.