About block 962,809
Bitcoin block 962,809 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC, 2 min 52 s after block 962,808. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,287 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 962,809 is number 1,178 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 838 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,191 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,581 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.