About block 962,847
Bitcoin block 962,847 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 6:55 AM UTC, 7 min 10 s after block 962,846. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,627 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 962,847 is number 1,216 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 800 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,153 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,567 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.