About block 964,879
Bitcoin block 964,879 was mined by Foundry USA on August 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM UTC, 18 min 27 s after block 964,878. 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 3,260 transactions in 1.70 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 0.0344 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1594 BTC for this block.
Block 964,879 is number 1,232 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 784 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,121 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 270 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,774 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.