About block 962,742
Bitcoin block 962,742 was mined by Foundry USA on August 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM UTC, 1 min 31 s after block 962,741. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,309 transactions in 1.90 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 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 962,742 is number 1,111 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 905 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,258 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,619 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.