About block 963,144
Bitcoin block 963,144 was mined by Foundry USA on August 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM UTC, 9 min 16 s after block 963,143. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,845 transactions in 1.49 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 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 963,144 is number 1,513 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 503 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,856 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 11,138 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.