About block 964,972
Bitcoin block 964,972 was mined by Foundry USA on September 1, 2026 at 2:47 AM UTC, 13 min 13 s after block 964,971. 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 4,039 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0178 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1428 BTC for this block.
Block 964,972 is number 1,325 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 691 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,028 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 8,634 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.