About block 962,859
Bitcoin block 962,859 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 8:09 AM UTC, 10 min 52 s after block 962,858. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,287 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 962,859 is number 1,228 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 788 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,141 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,562 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.