About block 962,870
Bitcoin block 962,870 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC, 7 min 40 s after block 962,869. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,103 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 962,870 is number 1,239 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 777 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,130 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 11,551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.