About block 964,961
Bitcoin block 964,961 was mined by Foundry USA on September 1, 2026 at 1:05 AM UTC, 22 min 1 s after block 964,960. 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 4,336 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 964,961 is number 1,314 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 702 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,039 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 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8,648 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.