About block 962,900
Bitcoin block 962,900 was mined by Foundry USA on August 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 962,899. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,500 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0168 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1418 BTC for this block.
Block 962,900 is number 1,269 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 747 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,100 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,496 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.