About block 964,949
Bitcoin block 964,949 was mined by Foundry USA on August 31, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, 3 min 16 s after block 964,948. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,340 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 964,949 is number 1,302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,051 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 8,667 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.