About block 962,991
Bitcoin block 962,991 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 5:04 AM UTC, 16 min 51 s after block 962,990. 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 4,824 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 962,991 is number 1,360 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 656 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 87,009 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.