About block 962,816
Bitcoin block 962,816 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 2:09 AM UTC, 2 min 48 s after block 962,815. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,314 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 962,816 is number 1,185 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 831 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,184 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,575 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.