About block 964,978
Bitcoin block 964,978 was mined by Foundry USA on September 1, 2026 at 3:53 AM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 964,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,197 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 964,978 is number 1,331 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 685 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,022 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 8,624 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.