About block 964,257
Bitcoin block 964,257 was mined by Foundry USA on August 27, 2026 at 6:40 AM UTC, 45 seconds after block 964,256. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,698 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 964,257 is number 610 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,406 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,743 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,507 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.