About block 964,179
Bitcoin block 964,179 was mined by Foundry USA on August 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 39 min 51 s after block 964,178. 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 4,222 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0524 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1774 BTC for this block.
Block 964,179 is number 532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,821 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,619 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.