About block 964,243
Bitcoin block 964,243 was mined by Foundry USA on August 27, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTC, 12 min 0 s after block 964,242. 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 5,317 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 964,243 is number 596 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,420 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,757 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,528 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.