About block 963,098
Bitcoin block 963,098 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 963,097. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,929 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0357 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1607 BTC for this block.
Block 963,098 is number 1,467 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 549 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,902 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 11,205 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.