About block 963,100
Bitcoin block 963,100 was mined by Foundry USA on August 18, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTC, 15 min 19 s after block 963,099. 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 3,733 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0412 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1662 BTC for this block.
Block 963,100 is number 1,469 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 547 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,900 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 268 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11,195 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.