About block 964,018
Bitcoin block 964,018 was mined by Foundry USA on August 25, 2026 at 3:21 PM UTC, 19 min 18 s after block 964,017. 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 3,428 transactions in 1.81 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 0.0350 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1600 BTC for this block.
Block 964,018 is number 371 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,645 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,982 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,868 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.