About block 962,840
Bitcoin block 962,840 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTC, 44 seconds after block 962,839. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,052 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 962,840 is number 1,209 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 807 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,160 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 11,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.