About block 963,077
Bitcoin block 963,077 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC, 25 min 54 s after block 963,076. 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 3,556 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0445 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1695 BTC for this block.
Block 963,077 is number 1,446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,923 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 11,231 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.