About block 963,016
Bitcoin block 963,016 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 9:26 AM UTC, 2 min 41 s after block 963,015. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,781 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 963,016 is number 1,385 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 631 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,984 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 11,320 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.