About block 963,059
Bitcoin block 963,059 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 963,058. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,012 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 963,059 is number 1,428 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 588 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,941 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 266 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,259 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.