About block 964,898
Bitcoin block 964,898 was mined by Foundry USA on August 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM UTC, 13 min 49 s after block 964,897. 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 4,078 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 964,898 is number 1,251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,102 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 8,742 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.