About block 964,942
Bitcoin block 964,942 was mined by Foundry USA on August 31, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC, 6 min 17 s after block 964,941. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,331 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 964,942 is number 1,295 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 721 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,058 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,674 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.