About block 964,610
Bitcoin block 964,610 was mined by Foundry USA on August 29, 2026 at 7:08 PM UTC, 16 min 53 s after block 964,609. 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 4,649 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 964,610 is number 963 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,053 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,390 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 265 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9,145 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.