About block 964,498
Bitcoin block 964,498 was mined by Foundry USA on August 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC, 8 min 54 s after block 964,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,971 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 964,498 is number 851 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,165 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,502 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,261 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.