About block 962,865
Bitcoin block 962,865 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC, 16 min 33 s after block 962,864. 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 4,584 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0253 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 962,865 is number 1,234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,135 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,556 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.