About block 964,181
Bitcoin block 964,181 was mined by Foundry USA on August 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM UTC, 25 min 2 s after block 964,180. 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 3,744 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0454 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1704 BTC for this block.
Block 964,181 is number 534 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,482 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,819 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 262 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,617 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.