About block 964,597
Bitcoin block 964,597 was mined by Foundry USA on August 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM UTC, 6 min 43 s after block 964,596. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,239 transactions in 1.47 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 964,597 is number 950 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,066 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,403 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 9,162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.