About block 962,651
Bitcoin block 962,651 was mined by Foundry USA on August 16, 2026 at 1:01 AM UTC, 10 min 22 s after block 962,650. 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 5,318 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 962,651 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,349 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 11,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.