About block 964,538
Bitcoin block 964,538 was mined by Foundry USA on August 29, 2026 at 6:33 AM UTC, 8 min 16 s after block 964,537. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,542 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 964,538 is number 891 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,125 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,462 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,233 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.