About block 964,997
Bitcoin block 964,997 was mined by Foundry USA on September 1, 2026 at 6:22 AM UTC, 1 min 8 s after block 964,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,987 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 964,997 is number 1,350 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 478; 666 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 965,663. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 85,003 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 8,603 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.