About block 964,618
Bitcoin block 964,618 was mined by Foundry USA on August 29, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC, 1 min 50 s after block 964,617. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,764 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 964,618 is number 971 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 1,045 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,382 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 9,137 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.