About block 964,169
Bitcoin block 964,169 was mined by Foundry USA on August 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 964,168. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,438 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 964,169 is number 522 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,494 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,831 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 264 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,635 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.