About block 963,001
Bitcoin block 963,001 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 7:01 AM UTC, 23 min 3 s after block 963,000. 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 4,248 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 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 963,001 is number 1,370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,999 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 11,349 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.