About block 962,729
Bitcoin block 962,729 was mined by Foundry USA on August 16, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC, 2 min 53 s after block 962,728. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,484 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 962,729 is number 1,098 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 918 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,271 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,621 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.