About block 962,898
Bitcoin block 962,898 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM UTC, 16 min 4 s after block 962,897. 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 4,399 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0311 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1561 BTC for this block.
Block 962,898 is number 1,267 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 749 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,102 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,498 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.