About block 964,197
Bitcoin block 964,197 was mined by Foundry USA on August 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM UTC, 7 min 59 s after block 964,196. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,710 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0193 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1443 BTC for this block.
Block 964,197 is number 550 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,466 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,803 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,593 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.