About block 963,085
Bitcoin block 963,085 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC, 13 min 46 s after block 963,084. 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 4,195 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0247 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1497 BTC for this block.
Block 963,085 is number 1,454 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 562 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,915 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 11,222 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.