About block 964,842
Bitcoin block 964,842 was mined by Foundry USA on August 31, 2026 at 7:26 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 964,841. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,102 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 964,842 is number 1,195 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 821 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,158 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 269 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,821 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.